||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent - None Better in This Genre|By WILLIAM S. GRAY|The first of a series of books that look at firearms from the pragmatic approach. The philosophy of self sufficiency versus government dependency is evident in Tappan's writings. Too bad more Americans don't agree.|5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| For what it's worth . . .About the Author|Mel Tappan was a survival consultant, freelance writer, lecturer, and survival editor of Soldier of Fortune magazine. His interest in firearms began at the age of 6 when he received his first .22 rifle. From that time, he was an a
When he wrote Survival Guns in 1979, Mel Tappan demonstrated that having the right weapons for securing food and providing personal defense is the key to sustaining life on an independent basis, whether or not a catastrophe occurs. This is even more true today.
Survival Guns became the standard in its own time and went through several printings. When it finally went out of print, it graduated from a classic to a sought-after collector's item, beca...
