The ending delighted me. My favourite mantra - slow is smooth, smooth is fast. I'm a joiner, doing woodwork, no nowt about guns but what a teacher this guy is.
Thank you, so much, for posting this. I'd rather take my lessons from Jeff Cooper, Skeeter Skelton, and yes, even Elmer Keith than any of the yahoo tacticool bench warriors that we are graced by today. These old coots did it, for reals, in the worst of conditions (war, Border Patrol, cop, etc). I miss the old gun days, I used to eat up these old coot's writings in Shooting Times, Guns and Ammo and American Rifleman. How things have changed.
@@bansteban135That’s not true at all. Instructors are individuals. They are not walking databases carrying the lessons and experiences of all cops and warfighters from the past 2 decades.
I noticed that the colonel always placed his finger on the trigger when picking up these guns, violating his own safety rules. In one instance he dry fired a revolver before ensuring the gun was not loaded.
When you read his books, you will see why he did it that. He clearly states that he knows when a weapon is unloaded. As long as it is in his direct control or he lays it down, near himself and he can still see it, it is unloaded. If someone is to come along and touch the gun, he is uncertain if it is unloaded or not so he would check it again, treating it as though it is loaded. Does that help?
Correct. You are not choosing when the gun goes off. Start Applying the trigger and maintaining sight alignment until it surprises You. If You have to shoot fast say You only have 1/4 second window of time the trigger is just applied faster while still being a surprise "break".
Did he ever do these drills with a revolver? Remember in certain Countries revolvers are licensed, but semi auto pistols are not due to magazine capability.
I wonder in which country that would be... I have been owning and shooting semi-auto pistols for over 30 years in Belgium (one of which is a 1911 🙂). I am in the process of getting an AR15 in .223. So if there are countries out there that ban semi-auto weapons, they will be on my blacklist for when I retire. Happy shooting to all of you.
I've heard Col. Cooper referenced many times, sure wish I hadn't watched this. Been wanting to read his book on rifles, not so sure anymore. Think I'll stick with what I learned, and taught, in the Patrol. Really believe we had the best program I am aware of. I guess I should qualify that...for law enforcement. I've heard rumors of how some of the elite army units train, and if true, they are at a whole different level, the funding would have to be limitless.
I looked at this and I had one issue he is too comfortable if you look at the smaller 45 he picked it up and looked into the barrel. I know is a controlled environment but he did not treat it as loaded Even the double action revolver he did not open the cylinder to verrify.
