Handgunner's Guide: Including the Art of the Quick Draw and Combat Shooting

by Chic Gaylord

In his day, Chic Gaylord was the "top gun" in the world of combat shooting, enjoying a reputation as one of the fastest and most accurate shooters around. This Paladin collector's edition of Handgunner's Guide is a faithful reproduction of his 1960 classic that revolutionized the holster industry (even today Gaylord is considered the premiere designer of modern concealment holsters) and, to a great extent, changed the way we view tactics and techniques to survive and win a gunfight. Although some of the weapons discussed in this book are no longer available, a surprising amount of the information is still as tactically sound and relevant today as it was 40 years ago when used by a wide variety of U.S. federal and local law enforcement agencies and several European and Latin American countries to train their elite shooters. This release is intended to provide an accurate account of Chic Gaylord's genius and his craft and to perpetuate it for new generations of shooters.

176 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1960

About the author

Chic Gaylord was a master holster maker whose designs were revolutinary for their time. His shop was in New York City and shooters from around the world would order his holsters.

Chic Gaylord was also a fast draw competitor and competitive shooter. He was known as an accomplished pistolero. He designed many of his holsters based upon the specifications and needs of his clientele.

Reviews

[Checkman · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was first published in 1960. Chic Gaylord was a holster maker at the time and a competitive shooter. He was considered to be very progressive and cutting edge when it came to his holster designs.

But time marches on and Gaylord's designs and theories have dated. But this isn't a bad thing. As I have written in other reviews the older books can be not only interesting in terms of a historical perspective they can still teach. It's always interesting to read the older books and learn that some tactics and techniques have been brought back. In some cases I suspect that there are many who don't know that the "latest and greatest" isn't. It's good to be able to put things into perpsective.

As a gun collector and history buff these older publications are a feast for they eye and I personally get a real kick from reading contemporary opinions of models that have since become classics. At one time the classic revolver of today was just an easily obtainable model that had it's faults as well as good points. Once again we return to that perspective thing.

The book is very easy to read with short chapters. It is lavishly illustrated with large drawings and black and white photographs.

An interesting historical read and a worthy addition to any gun buff's library.