Rare film: Legendary Colonel Jeff Cooper handgun fundamentals
 

I had an old VHS Tape from years back that I have shared with all new shooters and family members. I have never seen this video anywhere else. Go to Gunsite for the best weapons instruction.

Pay close attention to his words and "the rules".
Colonel Cooper was way ahead of his time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNdI_CyiRZQ

by COL Glen

"If the gun is not loaded it would be totally useless"

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I am very glad my wife and I attended school in Paulding. All of my students are better off as a result as well. We need more American Men like Col. Cooper and fewer like Michael Moore, Bernie Sanders, Rachel Maddow and Obama.

RIP Col. Jeff Cooper. You are missed.

Colonel cooper was somewhere in a third world country.

Leaving the hotel, a car full of terrorists pulled up and jumped out, pointing guns at Colonel Cooper.

Col Cooper twisted sideways and got into his self defense position with his hand behind his right hip.

Recognizing Col Cooper, the terrorists jumped back into the car and took off.
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Colonel Cooper was not carrying a gun........... :)
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Marksmanship: The Hardest Simple Thing You Will Ever Do

By George Harris // 12/13/2017
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/wp-...v-featured.jpg “Marksmanship” can be defined simply as skill at shooting. An accomplished marksman is a person who can hit a defined target on demand. Technically speaking, marksmanship is a two-part process that is exceptionally simple in theory but quite difficult in practice — at least for the great majority of shooters.

The first of those two parts is to stabilize the muzzle of the gun in the proper relationship to the target to allow the bullet to impact in the desired location. In this case, “stabilize” means to restrict the gun to the minimum of motion possible for the given conditions (knowing that holding a gun motionless is basically impossible without artificial support).
The second part of the process is to fire the shot without affecting the stability of the muzzle in relationship to the target.

It is non-arguable that a shooter — with the muzzle of her firearm stabilized in the proper perspective to the target — who releases her shot without adding movement to the gun will hit her target (discounting the effects of atmospherics in long-range shooting).

This issue is all about coaxing marksmanship proficiency out of individuals using conventional pistols and revolvers for recreational and defensive purposes. Though much of the information provided can be used in a broader perspective regarding marksmanship with any firearm, the extent of our study for this article will be handguns.

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Judged by the Work You Do
As an instructor, your success is not measured by what you know and what you’re capable of but rather by what your students know and what your students can do when they leave your class. When it comes to marksmanship, the best instructors can quickly and easily analyze a student’s strengths and weaknesses and then elevate that student by reinforcing those strengths and correcting those weaknesses. Such corrections need to answer several questions in the student’s mind in order to be fully effective.

The first part of the corrective action is to identify what, exactly, needs improvement. As is often the case, the student doesn’t even realize that he or she has a particular problem.

For example, a student closing his eyes every time he pulls the trigger might deny vehemently that he’s doing so until you ask him to describe what he sees at the moment the gun fires. His answers will, at best, be ambiguous guesses, because he doesn’t really know. He’d be able to tell you had his eyes actually been open; the smoke, muzzle flash and gun cycle would have been plainly in his field of view had his eyes been open and focused on his sights, as is necessary for precision marksmanship.

The next step after identifying the problem is determining how to fix it, and proving to the student that there exists a deficiency in his system that needs correcting might be all that it takes to remedy the problem. For those still having difficulties, spending some time dry-firing the Wall Drill and verbalizing what they see regarding the relationship of the front sight to the rear sight with each trigger release often helps. Such training will teach the student to keep his or her eyes open and focused on the sights for sufficient time to allow the bullet to exit the muzzle during live-fire exercises.
In the worst case, an innate fear of loud noises and unwanted movement in the visual field — in the shooter’s mind, in close proximity to the eyes — must be overcome. The fix for this is a one-on-one with the student in which the instructor isolates the senses to the lowest level of input to the brain, which will eliminate the student’s fear by proving the recoil, movement and noise generated by firing the gun is of no consequence to his or her personal safety.

Both of these exercises are done without a target, firing into a backstop with a minimum of distractions or input to the brain so the shooter realizes consciously and subconsciously there is nothing of which to be afraid. There is a lot to be gained in the success of practicing these drills to eliminate unnecessary distractions.

The “why” should be obvious at this point but can be further explained by discussing follow-through, which is important in any eye-hand-coordinated action. Put simply, it is successfully hitting the target, meaning stabilizing the muzzle on the target and releasing the shot with no effect on the muzzle’s stability until the bullet has cleared the muzzle and is on its way.

The mark of an effective firearms instructor is the ability to explain and demonstrate to students the what, how and why of any subject such that it makes sense, is non-arguable and is relatively easy to reproduce. All too often, students, particularly at the formative stages of marksmanship, are given too much information to comprehend. By teaching the essentials of marksmanship — stabilizing the muzzle on the target and triggering the shot without affecting the muzzle’s stability — you’ll establish a solid foundation on which your students will build as they progress in their endeavors.