Somehow it slipped by me, but a new book called Combat Shooting with Massad Ayoob is now selling on Amazon. The book runs almost 200 pages and covers a variety of topics including mindset, using competition as training and examining the techniques of Jim Cirillo, Charles Askins and Wyatt Earp.
Amazon is selling the book for only $15.50. Based on Ayoob’s prior work, I’d say the book will be worth every penny. My order has already been placed.



Prolific gun writer Massad Ayoob is recognized around the world as one of the foremost experts on the concealed carry and use of firearms. Not only has he written for more than three decades on the subject, he has also taught citizens on the use of deadly force through his Lethal Force Institute. Additionally, he has been called as an expert witness in trials all across the United States of lawfully armed citizen who have been wrongly accused of using force.
Ayoob does an excellent job in explaining the topics, and answering questions to anticipated questions. The writing style is matter-of-fact and easy to read. If you have read and enjoyed any of Ayoob’s articles in American Handgunner, then you will find the reading of The Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry like a conversation with an old friend.
Ayoob has written other books that are excellent companions to The Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry. In the Gravest Extreme is Ayoob’s book that teaches when deadly force can legally be used to defend oneself. Although Ayoob talks about it in The Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry, he states that readers should refer to In the Gravest Extreme for the best information on when force may be used.


The Mosin-Nagant Rifle
Lapin includes chapters on parts, bayonets, accessories and the 7.62x54R cartridge. Experimental models and rare examples are detailed in the book.
The new catalog now features color-coded ‘tabs’ on the end of the pages to highlight the different sections. If you have the 60th edition, the ‘tabs’ at the end of the 1911 and AR-15 sections have been added to all of the sections of the catalog. So sections like “Rifle/Shotgun Sights” and “Metal Finishing” are labeled for easy reference.
shotshells, as well as describing bullet casting. The second half of the book is devoted to load data.