Daniel L. Barber's book covers basic shooting techniques, including loading and reloading, flashlight techniques, clearing jams, street cover and concealment, dealing with malfunctions and improving qualification scores.
Subtitled "Refine Your Firearms Skills, Training and Effectiveness," Brian R. Johnson's book covers firearm-related laws, shooting techniques and target analysis and provides instruction on precision combat-shooting under duress.
Authors Diane Nicholl and Vicki Farnam deal with the problems of beginning and remedial shooters, describe why women learn differently from men, provide practical solutions and help men to understand how women learn and the physical size problems they have with guns designed for men.
Although Nicholl and Farnam repeat important fundamentals, this book is not for beginners. The book is intended for gun owners who want to improve their performance. The authors specifically focus on women and those with smaller hands and less upper body strength and what they need to do physically and mentally to consistently hit the chosen target.
Author Chris Bird explains how to choose a defensive handgun and covers the pros and cons of pistols versus revolvers and caliber. The author discusses basic and advanced shooting methods and alternatives under various situations, how to conduct yourself in a gunfight, how best to practice and handgun concealed carry laws in each state.