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Title: Laughably out of date
Review: Given Ayoob's status within the defensive shooting community, he should be embarrassed to have this out of date book in circulation. Almost all of the information about defensive guns, appropriate caliber rounds, etc. is ancient at this point - the book was written in 1980. It's also pathetically sexist; for instance he states that the .22 is a good defensive round for women, which is nonsense. I have yet to teach a woman to shoot who can't handle at least a .38, and many who deal with 9mm or even .45 with no problems. The .22 is no longer considered a reasonable defensive round...it's use should be confined to training or plinking purposes. Take this out of circulation, or give it a complete re-write. All of the information contained in this book can be found, and in up-to-date standards, on various Websites concerned with shooting techniques - rendering it a waste of money.
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