Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting

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Summary: Nothing New
Review: Ed McGivern's book "Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting" is the book you're looking for if you want to learn to shoot. Ed McGivern was amazing, and I believe he still has records that are unbeaten. You'll see the "Taylor Speed Rock", the "Ayoob Wedge", and other tactics since named by egomaniacs who would lead you to beleive they invented them, this book was written in the late 1920s prior to most of these guys being born.

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Summary: Nothing New
Review: Ed McGivern's book "Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting" is the book you're looking for if you want to learn to shoot. Ed McGivern was amazing, and I believe he still has records that are unbeaten. You'll see the "Taylor Speed Rock", the "Ayoob Wedge", and other tactics since named by egomaniacs who would lead you to beleive they invented them, this book was written in the late 1920s prior to most of these guys being born.

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Summary: never out of date
Review: I first read Fast and fancy revolver Shooting in 1973. Serious revolver buffs recognize Ed McGiverns accomplishment. While his style may not pass an english test,I've never met an English teacher that could shoot like Mr. McGivern.

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Summary: A shooting classic, but poorly written
Review: This book is a classic and should be a part of every serious sixgunner's library. However, any English teacher would give it an "F". Why? It's so poorly written, from a technical viewpoint. Expect sentences that have 80 to 120 words to be the norm and not the exception. The same point is said over and over again, in a flowery yet pedantic manner, in an apparent attempt to fill space. You will often have to read a paragraph over and over to understand what Mr. McGivern is trying to say. The excellent content of the book could have been written in 60 pages. Written in 1937, the book is very dated, but interesting reading. Many names and addresses are given for people that have certainly been dead for decades. Also, Mr. McGivern has great praise for the "new" S&W .357 Magnum, which had just been introduced in 1935.

Mr. McGivern's speed and accuracy feats with a revolver go unmatched even today. As I said, it is a must-have for the bookshelf of any serious sixgunner. Get a copy while they're still available.

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Summary: If your bored with regular targets than this book's for you.
Review: This book was originally written around 1930 +/- and republished in 12/97. The author doesn't look like a "gun slinger" but his speed tests and aerial shooting displays are incredible. After reading this book just going out plinking will never be the same. I had reached a plateau with pistol shooting and needed new challenges. This book has given me many years of new challenges to try. If you can even partially relate to what I've said then you'll never regret getting this book. Besides the price is very good.

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Summary: Difficult reading, but absolutely worth the effort.
Review: This is one of the greatest books on revolver shooting ever written. The use of run-on sentences and the redundancy make for difficult reading, but Mr. McGivern discusses every last minute detail with respect to equipment and technique. Jerry Miculek may be as fast on man targets, but McGivern's aerial target shooting, hip shooting ability and fanning of the Colt SAA make him the undisputed king. Long live the revolver, and long live the memory of Ed McGivern.

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Summary: Difficult reading, but absolutely worth the effort.
Review: This is one of the greatest books on revolver shooting ever written. The use of run-on sentences and the redundancy make for difficult reading, but Mr. McGivern discusses every last minute detail with respect to equipment and technique. Jerry Miculek may be as fast on man targets, but McGivern's aerial target shooting, hip shooting ability and fanning of the Colt SAA make him the undisputed king. Long live the revolver, and long live the memory of Ed McGivern.

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Summary: Nothing New
Review: Written prior to WWII this book may seam dated but remember that most of the revolvers in use today where introduced in the first third of the 20th century. Ed McGivern was not an author, he was a showman. One of the best hands with a gun who ever lived. His writing style is a bit run on but the book is well worth the read. Mr. McGivern tells how to train yourself to be accurate, fast and fancy with a revolver. It's going to keep me practising for years.

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Summary: Classic Sixgunning
Review: Written prior to WWII this book may seam dated but remember that most of the revolvers in use today where introduced in the first third of the 20th century. Ed McGivern was not an author, he was a showman. One of the best hands with a gun who ever lived. His writing style is a bit run on but the book is well worth the read. Mr. McGivern tells how to train yourself to be accurate, fast and fancy with a revolver. It's going to keep me practising for years.