Handgun Stopping Power: The Definitive Study

By Evan Marshall and Edwin J. Sanow

Book Overview

Dramatic first-hand accounts of the results of handgun rounds fired into criminals by cops, storeowners, cabbies and others are the heart and soul of this long-awaited book. This is the definitive... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873646533
• ISBN13: 9780873646536
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Paladin Pr
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 0.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive and informative.

There is NO perfect hand gun round! Hand gun use described in real world examples instead of theoretical models. The most comprehensive study on the subject so far.

Handgun Stopping Power: The Definitive Study

A wealth of information that is presented in well explained detail. This should be required reading for all police officers and anyone that has a hand gun for self defense. Although new calibers and ammunition are constantly being offered, the general principals outlined in the book will allow you to select the most effective combinations.

An enjoyable and informative book

I enjoyed this book. I found the mix of actual events and science to be about right.It is full of useful information. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who takes their self-defense seriously.

Anybody interested in self defense should read this

I suspect alot of magazine publishers aren't going to like this book as many of them make a habit of publishing articles that put different spins on bullet stopping power all the time. This book is the "Bible" of all handgun stopping power studies. In clear common sense approach and tons of statistics and research, Marshall shows why jello blocks and other methodologies come up short. You can't dispute actual shootings, and Marshall carefully pored over thousands of police shootings to find out what different bullets do in a typical one shot incident. This book will fascinate everyone from a casual reader interested in guns to a veteran police officer wanting the best advantage against the criminals.

A Must-Have and a Great Read

This is everything a reference book should be. The authors have done a ton of research, gathered and collated "street results," and written a book that is actually a great deal of fun to browse through (thanks in large part to the inclusion of many brief "case histories").They also get big points for examining accepted wisdom and analyzing the methodology of previous researchers. One of the authors mentioned that he also attended 400 autopsies as part of his research for the book!I bought this sight unseen for a gun-loving pal, based on good word of mouth. Didn't get a chance to actually see it until a couple of weeks ago and was absolutely blown away. So to speak.