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The author brings his expertise to bear on the combative use of the shoulder arm. The differences between assault and battle rifles, as well as between automatic rifles and light machine guns are clearly explained. The history and development of the modern fighting rifle is covered in complete detail.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   7 of 7 people found the following review helpful: The Definitive Combat Rifle Book, December 30, 2002 By  Happy Daze 11 (NY United States) - See all my reviews As someone who has taken courses with Taylor, this is the definitive work on the subject and I believe represents the best and most concise available source to civilians by where they can learn the actual uses for various military rifles, deployment of same, etc. As we have all been poisoned by movies and TV, where we see the guy with the Uzi pistol take out rifle toting goons at 300 yards, our minds have to be de-toxed from the umpteen years of garbage implanted there and this book it as close as you can come to an enema to remove that. Each infantry arm, SMG, Shotgun, Carbine and Battle Rifle are addressed, from both a select fire and semi fire perspective. The carrying and deployment of same is addressed. Practical applications, like muzzle blast, carrying of magazines, changing of magazines, are all addressed. While some of the material is dated, and several of Taylor's shooting techniques have been modified by him to make them better and quicker, whether or not you could ever go to one of this classes, this book and diligent practice of its techniques will put you a mile on top of everyone else.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   Great -- but could be improved a little, December 23, 2007 By  Prof. CJ "The Eclectic Professor" (North FL, USA) - See all my reviews This is a really good, concise book about exactly what the title indicates -- rifles used for fighting. The author is a renowned combat/law enforcement firearms expert. Unlike many others who claim that status, he actually has seen a fair amount of real-world combat. Thus his advice is always based on experience, not theory, with an emphasis always on practicality. He tells you what works, and why, in an objective, no-nonsense way. His derision of "slide-rule commando[s]" and "armchair expert[s]", i.e. those who spend more time number-crunching than shooting, made me think of several current 'gunwriters' who shall remain nameless. He also lampoons IPSC, which has strayed far from its original purpose, a criticism with which I believe Jeff Cooper agreed. The author makes his preferences on the subject of combat longarms clear, but doesn't belabor the point and definitely allows that other weapons may work better for other people in different situations. I particularly liked his focus on what combat really is: trying to kill another person before he kills you. That's a point too often neglected. On this same line, I liked the fact that the author spent more time on tactics than on formal shooting positions. I also appreciated that he devoted a chapter to the bayonet, which never really went obsolete (I believe Marines in Fallujah used them quite recently.) My only complaints have to do with packaging. I think this book could be significantly improved with better