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Jeff Cooper: Father of Modern Pistol Shooting (Page 2)

Every shooter has been influenced in some way by Col. Cooper.

May 18, 2011

Cooper formulated many other handgun techniques from the “tap-rack-bang” malfunction drill to how to shoot a Mozambique drill (two to the body, one to the head). His creation of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) codified the Modern Technique into sport shooting.

Today, everyone from Special Forces operators to Force Recon Marines to Navy SEALs utilize Jeff’s Modern Technique, or a variation thereof. No one has ever done so much for so many as John Dean Cooper.

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Dean Speir wrote:
December 12, 2012

Schultzdick56: an old, old trick... overstate someone else's thesis to make it vulnerable to your argument. Jeff Cooper was NOT "instrumental in all things shooting," but he was in the matter of practical pistolcraft, and that's not drinking the Kool Aid, that's supportable by anyone who was there which, clearly, you were not. I knew both Cooper (as an "Orange" Gunsite graduate) and Colonel Rex Applegate, one of the most prominent proponent's of "point shooting," a wildly misunderstood pistolcraft technique. Your assertion that "point shooting is still used and taught in law enforcement circles," requires considerable clarification which I doubt you have the background to provide.

schultzdick56 wrote:
July 17, 2012

I do not believe Cooper was as instrumental in all things shooting as some would. Point shooting is still used and taught in law enforcement circles, and is often misunderstood what role it plays in defensive pistol craft. Sorry I realize he was important in the firearms teaching industry. Just don't drink the Kool Aid like every one else.

Matt wrote:
April 02, 2012

Ariel, I'm assuming you are referring to Rule #1. What is meant is not that you should keep your guns loaded (although he also advocated that), but that you should treat every gun as if it was loaded. You actually mentioned the concept of always treating a gun as loaded in your comment, so I thought you should know that's what Rule #1 is actually about.

Ariel wrote:
March 30, 2012

We all agree on muzzle control and trigger discipline. I think were we disagree is on whether the gun should always be loaded. Defensive arms should be. Sporting arms can be unloaded when not in use. Personally, I believe the "always loaded" philosophy (and practice) is better because people who practice this actually do internalize ONE way to look at firearms. While the cold range crowd inevitably treats guns two different ways, regardless of what they "say" because, in reality, in their mind, some are loaded and some are not.

Larry Berry wrote:
May 25, 2011

I would like to thank Mr. Hopkins for this article. I thought we were going through the one hundred anniversary of the 1911 without mentioning Mr. Cooper. He is the biggest reason the 1911 is so popular now, in my opinion.

Del wrote:
May 23, 2011

Clearly Cooper's "treat it as loaded" is a REASON for his "never point" ... whether the REASON has its own number, or not, it should be conveyed ... the ?NRA's #3 should not be ... "trigger-guard" s/b #3 ... and #4 s/b "target/penetration/backstop" ... Cooper's not right, simply 'cause he's Cooper ... but he is right, again ... NRA should change theirs

Jeffrey wrote:
May 23, 2011

If your going to quote the NRA mabye you should copy and paste the items, because on a model 1911 if you engauge the safty first you can't clear the chamber..."1. ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. This is the primary rule of gun safety. A safe direction means that the gun is pointed so that even if it were to go off it would not cause injury or damage. The key to this rule is to control where the muzzle or front end of the barrel is pointed at all times. Common sense dictates the safest direction, depending on different circumstances. 2. ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot. When holding a gun, rest your finger on the trigger guard or along the side of the gun. Until you are actually ready to fire, do not touch the trigger. 3. ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use. Whenever you pick up a gun, immediately engage the safety device if possible, and, if the gun has a magazine, remove it before opening the action and looking into the chamber(s) which should be clear of ammunition. If you do not know how to open the action or inspect the chamber(s), leave the gun alone and get help from someone who does."

Paul wrote:
May 20, 2011

NRA teaches that for gun safety, rule #1 is: Always point firearm in safest direction.#2 Keep finger off trigger#3 Safety on #4Unloaded firearm. Check the 4 Basic Safety rules :)