U S Army

The Official US Army Pistol Handbook - Updated U S Army

FROM BASICS TO BULLSEYES

Full-size edition - LARGE 8.5" x 11" FORMAT: clear, detailed text & illustrations. Complete & Unabridged. Created & trusted by the United States Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE). Essential reference for the bookshelf or range bag of any semi-auto pistol operator or instructor, particularly the Beretta M-9 / 92 series operator. "Batteries last hours, books last decades. Get the print edition!"

This newly-released guide is perhaps the single most comprehensive and effective educational training resource on the semi-automatic pistol, produced with the benefit of the Army's decades of experience both on the field of combat and in the world of competitive marksmanship.



Starting with the essentials of pistol operation and safety, moving through effective use in a wide variety of circumstances, and completing with expert and intuitive employment in battle and on the range, this book is the ideal companion for the military, law enforcement and civilian handgun operator alike - whatever your natural skill, current level of training, or intended professional, defensive or sporting implementation of the weapon.



BUILD RELIABLE COMPETITION- AND COMBAT-READY DRILLS, SKILLS & REFLEXES



OVERVIEW: SAFETY, HANDLING & CONTROL - PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION: COMPONENTS, CYCLE OF FUNCTION - AIMING DEVICES: IRON SIGHT, AN/PEQ-14 - HOLSTERS & ACCESSORIES - EMPLOYMENT: FIRING SITIATIONS, SHOT PROCESS, TARGET ACQUISITION, DRAW & PRESENTATION, SAFETY DISENGAGEMENT, REHOLSTERING - STABILITY: SUPPORT, MUSCLE RELAXATION, NATURAL POINT-OF-AIM, RECOIL, GRIPS, SHOOTER-GUN ANGLE, FIELD OF VIEW, CARRY POSITIONS, STABILIZATION, FIRING POSITIONS - AIM: ACCURACY, COMMON ENGAGEMENTS & AIMING ERRORS - CONTROL: ARC OF MOVEMENT, MALFUNCTIONS - MOVEMENT: TECHNIQUES, FORWARD, RETROGRADE, LATERAL AND TURNING MOVEMENT - AMMUNITION - BALLISTICS - COMPLEX ENGAGEMENTS - DRILLS - QUALIFICATIONS



Current edition note: this publication supersedes the old (pre-2017) FM 3-23.35 and FM 23-35.



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