Gun Digest's Defensive Handguns Weapons and Gear eShort by David Fessenden

By David Fessenden

In this excerpt from Defensive Handgun Skills, David Fessenden seems at small-bore vs. big-bore handguns, revolvers vs. semiautos plus holsters and different apparatus for hid hold and self-defense.

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The case is then ejected out the ejection port opening in the slide. FAILURE TO STOP DRILL: A self protection two-step shooting procedure where by the shooter fires two sighted shots into the thoracic cavity of his attacker, comes down to the ready position, pauses, realizes that his attacker is still a threat, comes up to the point in position and fires an aimed, precision shot to his head to end the fight. FIRING PIN: The slender spring-loaded metal part in the slide/bolt face that contacts the primer on the rear of the cartridge when the hammer is released.

I would like to recommend a school that was formerly affiliated with Massad Ayoob, the Lethal Force Institute (LFI). It is located in Exeter, New Hampshire, and offers a heavy dose of education on the legal side of gun ownership and the use of lethal force in the protection of your life. LFI offers a Level I and Level II class in hand gun training. I strongly recommend attending one of these classes, if you are concerned about gun ownership and CCW carry laws in your state. The serious and conscientious gun owner will definitely benefit from having attended LFI, and its classes will complement any or all of your previous defensive handgun training.

The Glocks and 1911Al meet that need. The Glock is the easiest of all weapons to operate. It is essentially a “point and shoot” firearm. Simply load it, point it at your target and press the trigger; it always goes bang! All of the Glock’s safety devices are internal and operate off the movement of the trigger mechanism. A new student without prior experience can be quickly brought up to speed with this firearm and become totally comfortable carrying, shooting and operating it. 40 Smith & Wesson cartridge, the Glock Model 23 is a fairly compact semiauto pistol that can be fired in double action only.

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