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Post by AxeHandle on Dec 20, 2011 12:07:59 GMT -5
At Books a Million for some Christmas shopping. The Wife told me to pick out a gun book for Christmas. Like a good husband I went with her to look. My eyes ran accross the shelf and there it was. "Ed McGivern's Book of Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting" Softback but less than $20! Just looked at it on Amazon for less than $12.. Hardback reprints out there for less than $20.
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Post by dmize on Dec 20, 2011 13:08:03 GMT -5
Just looked at a copy at Hastings here in Missouri too.
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Post by erich on Dec 20, 2011 15:14:16 GMT -5
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Post by subsonic on Dec 20, 2011 21:47:26 GMT -5
I have it. It's one of the only gun books I own that my wife attempted to read.
One of my favorite parts o that book has to be the rows of washers with the stamps on them where he was adjusting the sights to hit in the center of the washer. He was throwing the washers up and shooting them out of the air.
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Post by dmize on Dec 20, 2011 22:06:58 GMT -5
Once i get done with Pissstel Shootin Fer Idgits I will consider getting a copy.
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Post by AxeHandle on Dec 21, 2011 8:18:25 GMT -5
Pissstel Shootin Fer IdgitsAKA.. You are going to do what? with that?  FWIW.. Buy these things when they are in print and cheap. Skeeter and JT's books are the recent glaring example of why. The digital things are kewl but there is something special for a lot of us old guys about a book..
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Post by Lil Dudey on Dec 21, 2011 16:04:56 GMT -5
erich....Thanks for sharing the link.  |
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Post by Lil Dudey on Dec 21, 2011 16:05:49 GMT -5
Pissstel Shootin Fer IdgitsAKA.. You are going to do what? with that? FWIW.. Buy these things when they are in print and cheap. Skeeter and JT's books are the recent glaring example of why. The digital things are kewl but there is something special for a lot of us old guys about a book.. I rather have the real book instead of some digital crap. ;D |
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Post by robl on Dec 21, 2011 18:46:05 GMT -5
I have an autographed first edition copy, but I keep hoping to see modern translation. Ed was a heck of a shooter but that is one hard to read book!
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Post by dmize on Dec 21, 2011 21:32:41 GMT -5
I have an autographed first edition copy, but I keep hoping to see modern translation. Ed was a heck of a shooter but that is one hard to read book! Yea I kinda thought the same thing flipping through the copy I was looking at. |
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Post by erich on Dec 21, 2011 21:59:51 GMT -5
I agree: I've had a copy for 20+ years, and it's just poorly written.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2011 10:51:43 GMT -5
which part of bam would that be located?
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Post by jayhawker on Dec 23, 2011 11:07:50 GMT -5
Hw was not a great writer, but the info is there. It should be a must read for all handgunners.
The worst for me is the poor photos, I guess state of the art for the time.
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Post by joej on Dec 23, 2011 14:09:23 GMT -5
I have an autographed first edition copy, but I keep hoping to see modern translation. Ed was a heck of a shooter but that is one hard to read book! Yup - I got his book early on in an effort to improve my shooting skills and basically all he said throughout the book was practice and then practice some more, so I got a starr reloader and shot a couple tons of lead and still couldn't hit a cow in the arse at 10 feet. He was truly one of the best. |
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Post by dmize on Dec 23, 2011 21:43:36 GMT -5
Yup - I got his book early on in an effort to improve my shooting skills and basically all he said throughout the book was practice and then practice some more, so I got a starr reloader and shot a couple tons of lead and still couldn't hit a cow in the arse at 10 feet.
He was truly one of the best.
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Well I got both of Keiths books,Both of Taffins books, a couple of videos with Miculek giving "instructions" $2,000 worth of casting and loading equipment not to mention target grade handguns and I cant hit a bull in the butt with a banjo either..............but I bought a copy of McGiverns book today.
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