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APPLETON, Wisconsin – Gun Digest Media LLC, publisher of Gun Digest the Magazine and Gun Digest books, has released a new title, Guns of the FBI: A History of the Bureau’s Firearms and Training, in which the shooting public is given a sweeping tour of the firearms and training of America’s elite agents.
Author Bill Vanderpool is a firearms expert and special agent who worked at the covert agency’s Firearms Training Unit at Quantico. In Guns of the FBI, Readers are treated to Vanderpool’s lifetime of experience and years of research to uncover the FBI’s transition from gangster-era guns to the most advanced firearms used to combat terrorism and organized crime today.
The second book in Gun Digest’s Heritage Series, Guns of the FBI provides a riveting insider’s look at the weapons used by America’s clandestine law enforcement agency from the early days of Prohibition to the present. The book is hardcover, with a 16-page color photo section.
Inside Guns of the FBI:
- A close look at the FBI’s handguns, shotguns and sniper rifles
- Related equipment including holsters and ammo
- The FBI’s firearms courses through the years and how they changed
- Historic, never-before-seen FBI gun photos and documents
- Reprinted article on guns and firearms training by J. Edgar Hoover!
The book reveals the shooting ranges, courses and training protocol used by the FBI, which will be of intense interest to those working in law enforcement, civilian shooters and especially armed citizens who practice concealed carry today. Included is a study of accessories such as ammunition, holsters, and more, as the guns and tactics advanced through more than 80 years.
Guns of the FBI will be available August 20 exclusively at www.gundigeststore.com. Pre-order print and e-book copies today from Gun Digest Media at www.gundigeststore.com (product number R7510).
Specifications:
- Guns of the FBI by Bill Vanderpool
- Published by Gun Digest Books
- ISBN-13: 978-1-946267-40-5
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- 8.25 x 10.875
- 352 Pages
- Price: $59.99
About the Author
Bill Vanderpool is a retired Special Agent with the FBI. He was a sniper on the agency’s SWAT Team at Washington Field Office, until transferred to the FBI Academy at Quantico as a member of the Firearms Training Unit. Vanderpool is the only agent in FBI history to have fired a “Possible” — an official perfect score — in both the FBI and the FBI’s National Academy. He now lives in Northern Virginia, where he continues to shoot, reload and share photography and travel with his wife, Nancy.
About Gun Digest Media
Gun Digest has been the firearm industry’s premier publishing brand since 1944. In addition to the Gun Digest Annual, the imprint is home to the Standard Catalog of Firearms pricing guide and more than 150 active titles on handguns, rifles, shotguns, shooting, reloading, gunsmithing, self-defense, and firearms history. Gun Digest Media properties include Gun Digest the Magazine, BLADE Magazine, Modern Shooter TV, BLADE Show and BLADE Show West.
Media Contact: Jim Schlender, Group Publisher: jim@gundigest.com