Product Details

• Actors: Gary Finlan
• Directors: Lee Purcell, Gary Finlan
• Format: Color, Full length, Full Screen, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: November 15, 1997
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004TQ13
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,921 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Host Gerald McRaney, star of television's "Simon and Simon," leads you through an entertaining, step-by-step, easily understood program, providing a full understanding in the fundamentals of firearms for the beginner as well as the more experienced shooter.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction safe handling of firearms, June 22, 2000

By	Nicole Hamilton "KD1UJ" (Redmond, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This video lets you follow Lee Purcell through an introductory class as you learn, along with her, the basics of safe gun handling and use.

You get good, easy-to-understand explanations of how revolvers and semiautomatic pistols operate, how to select ammunition that's right for your gun and of the basics of shooting: stance, sight alignment, trigger control, etc. Most important, you'll walk away knowing the safety rules that'll ensure a safe and enjoyable introduction to the sport.

There are no chase scenes or explosions, nobody gets the girl at the end, and I doubt it'll ever get an Academy Award, but if you're just getting started in shooting, this highly informative tape is hard to beat.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good beginning to the study of safe firearms handeling, November 13, 2001

By A Customer

As an instructor for the New York State Pistol Permit course, I intend to use this video to explain many aspects of handgun safety. The video is designed for women, but male students will find just as much in this excellent video. The diagrams and graphics are great. If you are considering a handgun, you should use this video as a first step. I have seen the video a few times, and consider it well done. Not a snoozer.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent as an Introduction, April 11, 2006

By	D. Kralis "orcafool" (Ketchikan, Alaska USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This video, though a little corny, is for anyone thinking of owning a handgun for self defense but doesn't have the knowledge of how to start. Don't be stupid and buy a gun and then try to figure out how to use it on your own. This video is less about the details and more about telling the newbie how to get motivated and where to go for their first experience.

I think starting with a .38 special revolver and getting professional personal instruction as shown in the video is a great way to start. Also as shown in the video, if a person isn't intimidated and is instructed in a calm and confident inspiring way the sky is the limit and soon guns become a healthy hobby as well as a tool for personal defense.

The women in my family have seen it and I loan to anyone that's interested.