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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.”
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.
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 ...
Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper literally wrote the book on modern handguns in combat. In fact, you're probably already acquainted with a number of concepts he introduced to the world of pistols, even though you might not know his name.
Col. Jeff Cooper: 5 Elements of practical shooting. Panos Lolos. 1.6K subscribers. Subscribed. 869. 33K views 6 years ago.
Jul 25, 2023 · Lt. Col. John Dean “Jeff” Cooper (U.S.M.C., ret.) is a legend in the shooting community credited with many things, including establishing the American Pistol Institute (A.P.I.). Images: Gunsite. When we consider the origins of modern pistolcraft, the legacy of Jeff Cooper is without peer.
Feb 11, 2016 · That man was Jeff Cooper. 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.
John Dean “Jeff” Cooper was born in Los Angeles in 1920. He started shooting at the age of eleven and joined the R.O.T.C. at Los Angeles High School at the prospect of free 22 ammunition for team members. At Stanford, he majored in Political Science, joined a fraternity and lettered in fencing.
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