Combat Shooting Misc. Books, Videos

In this long-awaited sequel to his best-selling video Fighting with Firearms, noted firearms instructor Andy Stanford teaches you the skills and tactics that define today's state of the art in combat shooting. Stanford reveals the secrets of today's most effective shooting skills and tactics, including shooting on the move, weapon transitions, low-light tactics, handguns and shoulder weapon retention, the use of the shotgun as an urban rifle, vehicle defense and the use of firearms as impact weapons. Stanford also presents detailed instruction in what is perhaps the most advanced and effective handgun shooting method ever developed, the Dynamic Isosceles.

Andy Stanford's training resume includes every major combat shooting instructor and/or school in the country, plus an extensive background in both street-oriented martial arts and police defensive tactics. A noted author of both books and magazine articles and an IDPA Master Class shooter, he was the Shootist (1st overall) at the 1994 National Tactical Invitational and 2nd overall in 1998. He is the director of OPS (Options for Personal Security) in Ridgecrest, California.
$39.95
Paladin Press DVD-R 805966 054032 75 minutes

In this book, world-class self-defense and tactical trainer Andy Stanford covers a wide spectrum of high- and low-tech approaches to prevailing in any high-risk, reduced-light scenario. Stanford cuts through the myths and misconceptions about night-fighting hardware and shows you how to employ it effectively in low-light combat.

Andy Stanford's training résumé includes every major combat shooting instructor and school in the country. An IDPA Master Class shooter, Stanford won first overall at the 1994 National Tactical Invitational and second overall in 1998. He is the director of Options for Personal Security, which offers cutting-edge training across the United States and around the world. You may reach him at his web site.
$22.00
Paladin Press Softcover 978-1-58160-026-1 220 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos, illust.

Andy Stanford has spent years analyzing combat shooting methods and distilling them into a system of skills designed for the real world. In this video, he cuts through the hype and misinformation of firearm training and reveals the critical elements of fighting with handguns, shotguns and rifles.

Andy Stanford's training resume includes every major combat shooting instructor and/or school in the country, plus an extensive background in both street oriented martial arts and police defensive tactics. A noted author of both books and magazine articles and an IDPA Master Class shooter, he was the Shootist (1st overall) at the 1994 National Tactical Invitational and 2nd overall in 1998. He is the director of OPS (Options for Personal Security) in Ridgecrest, California.
$29.95
Paladin Press DVD-R 805966 004839 90 minutes

When Hit or Myth was first published in 1990, it was hailed as a breakthrough in practical firearms training for real-world encounters. In this revised and updated edition, noted firearms instructor Louis Awerbuck takes aim again at the problem of training on flat, stationary targets on the range and then facing three-dimensional moving targets in the streets. Learn from him the very latest techniques, equipment, drills and concepts for using erratically moving targets to mirror unpredictable street conditions, defining vital zones on various types of targets, shooting more accurately on the move and one-handed, analyzing hostage situations to increase the odds of keeping both the hostage and any bystanders unharmed, equipping and training for low-light encounters and employing angles and movement to your advantage.

Practicing on unrepresentative terrain and targets gives a false impression of how difficult street shooting really is. Inject some realism into your firearms training so that you can deliver hits on the street . . . when they really count.

Louis Awerbuck is the owner/director of the Yavapai Firearms Academy, a small-arms training operation based in Prescott, Arizona. He served as Chief Rangemaster at the American Pistol Institute and is an adjunct instructor for the U.S. Department of Energy's Central Training Academy.
$14.00
Paladin Press Softcover 978-1-58160-605-8 84 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos

When it comes to firearms training, nobody beats tactical consultant Louis Awerbuck, author of the highly acclaimed "Training and Tactics" column in S.W.A.T. Magazine. In this follow-up to his hugely successful 1999 compilation Tactical Reality, Awerbuck gives readers more food for thought on how to stay alive in today's increasingly dangerous world.

More Tactical Reality is a book about how to get the job done when the "job" involves firearms. It includes a decade's worth of thought-provoking columns dealing with both the mental and physical aspects of self-preservation. Its goal is to make you think about your training, your tactics, your equipment and your shooting philosophy so that when the bullets start flying for real, you can perform. With characteristic wit and wisdom, Awerbuck discusses more than 40 timely topics, including why there is no such thing as an "advanced" gunfight, what makes a shooter "battle smart," the mechanics of shooting one-handed, when to shoot center of mass and when to go for the head shot, the fine art of balancing speed and accuracy, how to use shot placement to diagnose and fix shooting problems, whether the carbine is the right weapon for you, overpenetration, manhunting tactics and pitfalls, and much more.

In firearms training, practice does not necessarily make perfect. In fact, if your training is not realistic, it can do you more harm than good in a real gunfight. Make your training more realistic with Louis Awerbuck.

Louis Awerbuck is the owner/director of the Yavapai Firearms Academy, a small-arms training operation based in Prescott, Arizona. He served as Chief Rangemaster at the American Pistol Institute and is an adjunct instructor for the U.S. Department of Energy's Central Training Academy.
$25.00
Paladin Press Softcover 978-1-58160-444-3 144 pages 8.5" x 11" photos

What threatens you? In this follow-up to Defensive Shooting for Real-Life Encounters, noted self-defense expert Ralph Mroz puts the answer to that question in context, highlighting how the hardware components of self-defense (gun, knife and empty-hand skills) are inexorably linked to the critical software (will, skill and awareness) required for self-preservation. In his straightforward, down-to-earth style, Mroz revisits awareness training, including a fresh look at Jeff Cooper's color codes and Col. John Boyd's OODA Loop, and then delves into the nuts and bolts of edged weapons and firearms – emphasizing weapon accessibility, street-realistic techniques that are easy to execute under stress and practical equipment while downplaying convoluted academic theory and fancy moves.

A collection of his articles and columns that have appeared in Combat Handguns, Guns and Weapons for Law Enforcement, Tactical Knives and other magazines, this book was compiled with a law-enforcement audience in mind, but the principles, tactics and training methods presented apply to anyone who is serious about practical, realistic self-defense training.

Ralph Mroz is a police officer in western Massachusetts, currently assigned to his county's narcotics/gang task force. He has been a student of the martial arts since 1973 and is a well-known defensive tactics and firearms writer, with more than 250 articles published in professional law enforcement and use-of-force journals.
$20.00
Paladin Press Softcover 978-1-58160-427-6 192 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos

Louis Awerbuck is one of America's premier firearms trainers and instructors. He firmly believes that training and tactics are the most crucial elements in determining how people respond in a real fight. This book brings together a decade of articles by Awerbuck in S.W.A.T. and Soldier of Fortune magazines on subjects ranging from creative target systems and firearms marksmanship under stress to defensive survival of a deadly-force encounter. But above all the book is intended to promote thought on surviving a fight in an increasingly deteriorating society. Tactical Reality is not for the person who looks for trouble where he could have avoided it. It is not for the man who shuns cover and takes an unnecessary bullet. It is not for the squeamish or anyone who isn't prepared to fight to defend himself or his family. It is for everyone interested in finding out how to take a realistic approach to training so that, if need be, he can turn the tactical odds in a gunfight in his favor. This book proves that you are what you practice.

Louis Awerbuck is the owner/director of the Yavapai Firearms Academy, a small-arms training operation based in Prescott, Arizona. He served as Chief Rangemaster at the American Pistol Institute and is an adjunct instructor for the U.S. Department of Energy's Central Training Academy.
$35.00
Paladin Press Softcover 978-1-58160-051-3 268 pages 8.5" x 11" photos

The early Texans were a breed apart. Outlaws and lawmen, ranchers and cowpokes, merchants and preachers, housewives and harlots - all were hard-working, independent, tough people of the frontier. In The Gunfighters, legendary U.S. Border Patrol agent, pistol shooter and big-game hunter Colonel Charles Askins brings hundreds of the colorful characters of early Texas vividly to life--McNelly's Rangers; "The Merry Outlaw" Sam Bass; Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker and the Texas Ranger who caught them, Captain Frank Hamer; the first Border Patrolmen; Comanche and Apache Indians; and many others.
$25.00
Paladin Press Softcover 978-1-58160-613-3 288 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos

Read this book and learn the combat-proven techniques big-city cops use to stay alive and effective when the bullets start flying. Maintain the tactical advantage in any situation by knowing how to search buildings for armed intruders, use cover and concealment, maintain proper distance intervals and much more.

Gabe Suarez is a veteran of Southern California law enforcement, where he has served for many years. His extensive field experience includes single officer patrol, gang enforcement, special operations and tactical training. He was one of the founding members of his department's Special Weapons and Tactical Precision Rifle teams.
$22.00
Softcover 978-0-87364-975-9 216 pages 5.5" x 8.5" photos, illust.