Excerpt taken from an article in the 'Telegraph Sunday Magazine' London, November 1981 The boss of Gunsite Ranch, Colonel Jeff Cooper, trains ordinary Americans to shoot to kill. He believes private citizens must defend themselves - preferably with a Colt .45. "Are guns to shoot people? Of course!...The fact is there are people who must be shot in order to stop their dreadful acts. Thank God there is an effective way to stop them". So says a tract issued by the Doctrinal Bible Church of Richardson, Texas. "The U.S. government has neither the wit nor the muscle to carry out … [Read more...]
The Evolution of Shooting
Gunsite Academy, in conjunction with Bix Pros, offers an unprecedented opportunity at the world’s leading firearms training academy. As Gunsite has been the leader in firearms training, we continue to do so by hosting an opportunity previously unavailable anywhere. For more information or to sign up for this week long event go to GUNSITE40.COM … [Read more...]
Back to Gunfighter School – 350 Pistol
This article posted on the Bearing Arms website by Bob Owens. Gunsite Academy has been dubbed the “Harvard of Handguns,” and with good reason. Founded by Col. Jeff Cooper as the American Pistol Institute in 1976 to teach the Modern Technique of the Pistol, this shooting school in the high desert outside Paulden, Arizona is home to a cadre of incredibly-talented firearms instructors. Gunsite teaches everyone from first-time shooters, to hard-core competitors, to law enforcement and military special operations forces… and even royalty. Gunsite’s signature course is 250 Pistol, which for … [Read more...]
350 Pistol Simulators – Oct. 1st, 2015
These pictures were taken in the North Draw outside simulator and the Playhouse indoor simulator at Gunsite Academy. Shoot-off pictures are coming tomorrow. [envira-gallery id="6705"] … [Read more...]
Have Pistol, Will Defend
When offered the chance to attend three days of self-defense and handgun training at the world-famous Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Arizona, I said “Yes!” enthusiastically, and not just because it sounded like a cool experience. While I’ve hunted with rifles and shotguns for many years, and have had some formal rifle training, my time using handguns has been relatively minimal. In fact, like a lot of gun owners, I’d never had any actual handgun or self-defense training before this event. So I accepted the invitation to spend three days at Gunsite, attend the training, and get a good deal of … [Read more...]
