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John Dean "Jeff" Cooper (May 10, 1920 – September 25, 2006) was a United States Marine, the creator of the "modern technique" of handgun shooting, and an expert on the use and history of small arms.
Gunsite was founded in 1976 by Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, author, columnist, professor, WW II and Korean War combat veteran. Col. Cooper intended Gunsite to be the vehicle for spreading the Modern Technique of the Pistol, which he created during his years in Big Bear Lake, CA.
Apr 1, 2020 · Col. Jeff Cooper, a man for all seasons, warrior, scholar, hunter, husband and controversialist, is above all “the father of the modern technique of the pistol.”.
May 18, 2011 · He modernized Applegate’s outmoded “hip shooting” and “point shooting” techniques with a thoroughly new method. In the process, he transformed law enforcement handgun training nationwide ...
By Massad Ayoob. Nearly a decade after his passing, the footprints of Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC (ret.) remain clearly visible in the ground of modern handgunning. I was recently re-reading The Complete Book of Shooting, by Jack O’Connor, published by Outdoor Life in 1965.
Apr 8, 2021 · One of the most lasting legacies of Jeff Cooper is his most famous invention: "The Modern Technique of the Pistol." It is a set of elements and practices that, when combined, produce a system for using a handgun for self defense with better effectiveness than any previous training method.
Feb 11, 2016 · Jeff Cooper was a Stanford graduate and a Marine Corps officer who served in WWII and in the Korean War. Between 1957 and 1976, Cooper began writing for Guns & Ammo magazine and started handgun competitions at Big Bear Lake in California. An intellectual and studious man, Cooper began to study the methods of shooting a handgun.
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