John Dean Cooper..(1920-2006)
'Jeff Cooper' a Familiar Image - With a 1911.
Fourth From Left - Much Younger.
We know him as being a strong advocate for the 1911 pistol in .45 ACP - as the founder of the GUNSITE ACADEMY - and developer and publicist of 'The Modern Technique Of The Pistol' - and the founder figure of 'Practical Pistol' and IPSC Shooting competition.
This was the era following WWII - when '1911s' could be bought for around $15. - He didn't like 9 mm (or any other 'lesser caliber') pistols - that he would call "cruntch'n'tickers".
Col. Cooper also designed the BREN 10 auto pistol and its' 10 MM Auto Cartridge.. and he was a most successful book author and contributor to US gun magazines.
An Original is an Investment
- But Available Reprinted
RUGER Gunsite All Purpose .308" Scout Rifle.
Many of his pithy quotes have become 'standards' - such as:
"The trouble with democracy is that fifty percent of the voters are below average"
"Remember the first rule of gun fighting ... have a gun"
"It is true that the victim who fights back may suffer for it, but one who does not almost certainly will suffer for it."
- Strongly opinionated and entertaining - but expert .. his stuff is still well worth reading even if you disagree with some detail.
"The trouble with democracy is that fifty percent of the voters are below average"
"Remember the first rule of gun fighting ... have a gun"
"It is true that the victim who fights back may suffer for it, but one who does not almost certainly will suffer for it."
- Strongly opinionated and entertaining - but expert .. his stuff is still well worth reading even if you disagree with some detail.
Marty K.
P.S. I was interested to note that another expert shooter and writer, John Taffin was also a teacher for some 30 odd years in US. - It's all about communication eh - He really enjoys his single-action revolvers.. and also comes from that era when decent moral standards were held to be important.
.. Hickok 45 is also a teacher well known for his video firearms reviews.
- In great contrast - I was depressed to hear of a recently dead 'pop singer' drug addict who's most famous achievement was being found guilty of performing a lewd act in a public toilet - and who boasted of more than 500 homosexual intimate "lovers" - was being acclaimed (post mortem) by ignorant media 'hacks' as an 'ICON' (- worthy of veneration) ... surely any male who engages in multiple sexual acts with strangers in public toilets has hugely demonstrated their stupidity. )
M.K.
P.S. I was interested to note that another expert shooter and writer, John Taffin was also a teacher for some 30 odd years in US. - It's all about communication eh - He really enjoys his single-action revolvers.. and also comes from that era when decent moral standards were held to be important.
.. Hickok 45 is also a teacher well known for his video firearms reviews.
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M.K.
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