New treat from Palladium Press

[CraigC]

First it was Fitzgerald's "Shooting". Now they're reprinting Ed McGivern's "Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting" in a deluxe leatherbound edition. I believe this is a first printing for this one. Maybe more of Elmer Keith's work is around the corner. Check it out, already ordered mine.

http://www.palladiumpress.com/store/scripts/prodview.asp?idProduct=1773

 

[M'BOGO]

Thanks for the heads up Craig.

 

[Dale53]

I still have my original copy of "Fast and Fancy" - that book taught me how to DO "fast and fancy".

That is an EXCELLENT value for a REALLY good piece of shooting history.

Thanks for passing this info along, Craig.

Dale53

 

[Mike Wazowski]

Well, I liked looking at the pictures, but every time I started to read it I would fall asleep.

That in itself, serves a useful purpose.


Mike

 

[louiethelump]

He was not the best of writers, but he put forth a LOT of great information. I made myself wade through it and read it all................ a great learning experience....................... My original copy is still in good shape and I don't think I need a leather one. The book has been hard to get at times, and needs to be out there so I am glad they are printing it.

Louie

 

[SAJohn]

When I was a boy, my hometown library had an original first edition. The photos were high quality gloss. The illustrations in my Winchester Press copy are terrible. I hope this new printing will bring back the quality of the original. I am somewhat skeptical.

As a school boy he was close to the 19th century, hence the long rambling sentences.

I thought the best information he gave was hip shooting adjustment to point of impact was best accomplished by foot position. His firing position also had his arm low and tight against his hip. Alan Ladd copied this position, most Western movie heroes did/do not.

His ultra-rapid double action shooting must have been a form of "bump" shooting. He must not have known the details of how he did it because the only clue in his book was that he could not do it with an empty gun. I seem to recall once seeing a film recording of Ed's rapid fire double action revolver shooting. He seemed to stagger forward a bit after the last round, another clue.

John

 

[Sgt Garcia]

Leather bound for 30 bucks........I don't think so. Still, a nice looking book.

Dennis.

 

[CraigC]

You're welcome, gents. Hope some found it useful. Thirty bucks is a really good price for a nice, printed in the USA leatherbound edition. Those from Easton Press, while a tad nicer, usually run $70-$150. Those you find at Barnes & Noble are made in China. I know some folks are used to books being cheap. I have what I consider to be a fairly well-rounded collection of firearms, hunting, adventure and historical books and you can really tell the difference between those printed and bound in the US versus those made in China.

 

[gunman42782]

Well, I liked looking at the pictures, but every time I started to read it I would fall asleep.

That in itself, serves a useful purpose.


Mike

I agree. Most boring gun book I ever read, and I am, first and foremost, a revolver man.

 

[Rclark]

I liked the book. Nice that Ed, found the time to put his experiences on paper and not lost to history. I still pull my hardback Anniversary copy out and read parts of it now and then. Always something new to learn. In fact I notice it's on by bed stand right now ....

 

[robertkirksey]

If of good quality, thirty bucks is a deal. I have a nice first edition and it cost a heck of a lot more than thirty bucks.