Concealed Carry: The Shooter's Guide to Selecting Handguns | 
 enlarge | Author: Wiley Clapp
Publisher: Paladin Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
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Pages: 120
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Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1581603673
Dewey Decimal Number: 683.43
EAN: 9781581603675
ASIN: 1581603673
Publication Date: November 2002
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Product Description
Once you have made the all-important decision to get a concealed-carry weapon permit, you face a dilemma - how to determine the perfect carry piece from the dizzying array of choices available in modern handguns. Before you invest your money in and trust your life to one weapon, get the opinion of an expert - someone who's personally tested handguns from every major manufacturer and experimented with models, calibers and types of ammunition, all with the specific needs of concealed carry in mind. Contains in-depth analyses of small, medium and large pistols and revolvers by makers such as S&W, Glock, Colt, Ruger, Taurus and more.
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 Badly Dated: a voice out of 1999 June 15, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This might have been a good book in 1999, when the author wrote it. Despite its 2002 copyright date, the original printing was 2000, and most of it was written in the 1990s and not updated. So, if you want a detailed look at what guns were available almost 10 years ago, this is it. If you want up-to-date information on CC handguns, this is a waste of money. The other is highly opinionated, and won't even discuss smaller caliber guns, so it's 9mm Luger and up only, folks. Also, many of the models he discusses in detail are no longer made (or are made by other manufacturers now) and many of the very best, most advanced and up-to-date guns aren't covered here because they didn't exist. Overall, this is a historical piece only. It is badly in need of a new edition, and not a quick makeover, but a ground-up rewrite. $16.50 for what you get is too much. There are far better, more up-to-date books out there on the subject.
 Concealed Carry: The Shooter's Guide to Selecting Handguns April 10, 2008
The book covers the hand gun aspect very well, but I thought that Concealed carry should also cover holsters. There wasn't much about holsters.I will say that there was much detail about the choices of hand guns.Overall it is a good informative book. I would recommend purchasing this book if you want to know about all the options for concealed carry hand guns.
Decent overview of conceal carry pistols February 26, 2008
The author attempts to cover too many pistols in too little pages. He provides a generalized over view of a great number of pistols -- concentrating primarily on larger caliber handguns (9 mm Para and up). He raises issues regarding conceal carry which provides the reader things to think about. However, he doesn't really provide enough comparison between the various pistols nor a detailed enough explanation to aid the reader in making an acutal selection. He does provide a useful top picks list, but without little to no explanation on how those picks are better than the other guns described.
Good for people new to the subject January 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wiley Clapp is very experienced with firearms, as he has a military and law enforcement background; he's also been a 'gunwriter' for several major firearms magazines for many years, and he writes better than most.
Overall this is a very good book on the subject of choosing handguns for concealed carry duty, but its helpfulness depends on the reader's prior knowledge. This book seems mostly aimed at those who are new to firearms in general or concealable handguns in particular. If you fall into one of those categories, you'll probably learn some valuable things and get good food for thought for your firearm selection process. If, on the other hand, you're reasonably familiar with handguns, you won't learn very much. (About the only thing I really took away from this book that was new for me was Clapp's argument that a compact revolver often conceals better than a similarly compact automatic, because the revolver, despite its greater girth, has an irregular profile/outline, whereas the auto is blocky and generally has a lot of straight lines and right angles that can show more through clothing. I'd never thought of it that way before, but it makes sense and practical experimentation bears it out.)
One more weakness with the book: Because he focuses a lot on specific models, rather than just on general types and characteristics, the book runs the risk of becoming dated within a few more years. (The book's already 5 years old, and gun companies discontinue old models and add new ones every year -- often excessively so.) Still, on balance, this is a good book.
Good Reading January 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A good book on concealed carry. Good focus on guns that make for good concealment.
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