Books on CCW

[Sbh87]

I have noticed there is a large number of books on this topic. What are some recommendations for you guys as to what would be the best one worth buying. I know it may be hard to pick a best ONE but what are the ones that are better than others?

 

[Davidk]

Personally I think mine is the best

 

[Sbh87]

I like someone who takes pride in what the do!

 

[Keystone]

I've heard a lot of good things about Massad Ayoob's In the Gravest Extreme
http://www.amazon.com/Gravest-Extre...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259544413&sr=8-1

 

[Davidk]

You won't go wrong with anything by Massad Ayoob

 

[JGreen]

Personally I think mine is the best

Dave has written a great book! We think so highly of it that we offer it for cost at our Art of Concealed Carry course at GOAL.

 

[sleeplessknight]

+1 for Dave's book (looking forward to when I can clear my crazy schedule and actually make it to a class!)

+1 for anything by Massad Ayoob

you also might want to check out "Lessons from Armed America". My copy got delivered on Friday, and I'm about 3/4 of the way through it. It's pretty good reading as well!

 

[Clecko54]

Dave's book is excellent, I've recommended that book to all my friends considering an LTC. I've also read The Concealed Handgun Manual (5th Edition), which i thought was also a very good book and worth checking out.

 

[SineMetu82]

+1 for Armed Response

also I am huge fan Mas Ayoobs' books; He recently wrote a book on concealed carry with the work he has been doing on the Gun Digest series. The Gun Digest Book Of Concealed Carry is very good, well researched, and has a lot of photos to help explain things. That along with The Gun Digest book Of Combat Handgunnery are considered the "update" of In the Gravest Extreme

 

[K-DUB]

Personally I think mine is the best

I liked David's book a lot. Very well done.

I also liked In the Gravest Extreme (Massad Ayoob), The Truth About Self Protection (Ayoob), & Principles of Personal Defense (Jeff Cooper). Ayoob also writes a column regularly, & you can find the archives online.

If you want a "super compressed crash course" on CCW, I'd highly recommend GOAL's "Art Of Concealed Carry" class. You WILL learn a lot, without all that pesky reading.

 

[Davidk]

Thanks for the kind words folks!

 

[insomniac]

I've only read The Gun Digest Book Of Concealed Carry (Massad Ayoob), which seemed pretty good, especially if you want to get details on what to look for in holsters.

 

[bob68]

You won't go wrong with anything by Massad Ayoob

+1 his books are some of the best imho