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Title: Street Smarts, Firearms, And Personal Security : Jim Grover's Guide To Staying Alive And Avoiding Crime In The Real World
ISBN: 1581600674
Author:
Jim Grover
Publicate Date: 2000-03-15
Publish: 2000-03-15
List Price: $35.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Superficial
I purchased this book with the idea that it would offer some suggestions on self defense and in a particular some practical guidance on choosing a hand gun. Instead what I got was an anthology of dated recycled editorials from Guns and Ammo magazine that gave superficial attention to the subject matter with a heavy underlay of right wing rhetoric and suggestions on how to recruit novices to the "Guns Movement". If you want that sort of thing the NRA puts out a very nice glossy newsletter. every so often.
Does anyone know of a practical guide to choosing a fire arm that is needs based and not political?. I mean the right gun, for the right purpose with the right ammo, right training, right maintainence, right safety and storage....just the facts. For many of us a gun is just a gun, meaning an appliance meant to be chosen and used carefully for a prticular purpose; not an anatomic extension or political fashion statement good or bad.
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2: Good Primer for the Novice
I purchased the book from another site which failed to list the book as a compilation of Jim's magazine articles of the last 15 years. I have read most of his articles in "Guns & Ammo" and regard him as a true expert in the field of personal combat tactics and self-defense.
But,this book was boring to me and I read/reveiwed it in one evening. I can recommend this book to any novice as a good starting reference.
More advanced students of practical & effective techniques and tactics of self-defense,I can recommend my "Listmania" Self Defense of amazon books and Jim Grovers DVD"Combat Pistol" an excellent source of realistic scenarios for survival.
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3: If you want to get street smart quick listen to Jim!
Without any apologies Jim Grover (Kelly McCann) has the best stuff out on the market period. It is simple safe effective easy to learn and you do not have to wear pajamas. I was a cop for 7 years and I taught survival skills while also training for about 10 years in the martial arts. What would I use, what ever he says. He is smart creative and has been in the grease enough to know what works and what does not. He, unlike many authors and instructors leaves his ego at the door when it comes to teaching survival skills. He is not invested in putting his name on any particular draw or holster. I digress! This information is vital for parents, kids, teachers, and anyone who cares about another person. If applied, it can save a life. If you are serious about not wasting your money and time get hooked up with Jim Grover's book and video series and a good coach. This is the real deal and you can bet your life on it.
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4: Not bad, but HIGHLY repetitive
I read this book along with other books on self-defense/security. Its generally good, however, the book is made from articles in a magazine column, and it becomes very very repetitive. Also, I find that the author sometimes exagerates, as for when he says that whenever you hop in a cab, you should sit in the front seat and keep your foot near the cab driver's pedals in case "you should need to take control of the cab"... hmm.. i can imagine myself doing that the next time I take a cab. i'd sure get a look from the driver. 3 stars.
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5: A Grip on Reality
Over the years I have read much of the writings of Jim Grover in various magazines. I have gotten great feedback from many of my own students when they have read "Street Smarts" as part of the training in the use of handguns along with hand to hand concepts that we teach at Attack Proof Inc. Mr Grover is an authority who can be depended upon to give straight information which will put the odds seriously in your favor during a real life confrontation with a firearm. Some folks think that repetition of basic techniques is boring or not useful. Mr. Grover takes the best of the basics and presents it in a lanquage that can be grasped and appreciated by serious professionals, who can always use a tune up, as well as beginners who need real information for close and dangerous encounters. I can't praise his work enough.
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