'Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to Competitive Pistol Shooting' offers expert advice, tips and techniques to get started and advance your skills in the most popular competitive pistol shooting events in the nation Competitive pistol events are among the fastest growing of the shooting sports, with action events such as IPSC, IDPA, Steel Challenge and 3-Gun matches attracting more competitors every year. Glock matches alone attract more than 100,000 registered shooters! This book offers expert advice, tips and techniques to get started and advance your skills in the most popular competitive pistol shooting events in the nation. This information-filled volume provides: ? an overview of each type of pistol competition. ? a detailed description of the course of fire for each ? advice and recommendations on the guns and gear to get started. Competitions covered include: ? IPSC ? Steel Challenge ? Bullseye ? Silhouette ? IDPA ? Cowboy Action Shooting ? NRA Action Pistol (Bianchi Cup) ? Glock Shooting Sports Foundation (GSSF) ? 3-Gun Competition The book also includes: ? Advanced discussion of what guns and gear will be needed as the shooter improves his or her skills and moves up in the game ? Tips for choosing reloaded and factory ammunition to be competitive in each game- Advice about which gun modifications are useful and which are not ? Basic pistol marksmanship fundamentals that apply to all types of pistol shooting sports ? Specific shooting techniques needed to excel in each particular shooting game
