hey all KA-BAR here.
Today i'd like to take a look at a intresting concept in american rifle history. This is called the Scout rifle. this concept was concived by one of the worlds greatest rifle and pistol shooters. the Late Great Jeff Cooper. lets take a closer look at who this man was...
HISTORY
John Dean "Jeff" Cooper (May 10, 1920 - September 25, 2006) was recognized as the father of what is commonly known as "the Modern Technique" of handgun shooting, and is considered to be one of the 20th century's foremost international experts on the use and history of small arms.
Born John Dean Cooper, but known to his friends as "Jeff", Cooper was a Marine Lieutenant Colonel who served in both World War II and the Korean War resigning his commission in 1956.[citation needed] He received a bachelor's degree in political science from Stanford University and, in the mid-1960s, a master's degree in history from the University of California, Riverside.
In 1976, Cooper founded the American Pistol Institute (API) in Paulden, Arizona (later the Gunsite Training Center). Cooper also began teaching shotgun and rifle classes to law enforcement and military personnel as well as civilians and did on-site training for individuals and groups around the Free World. He sold the firm in 1992 but continued living on the Paulden ranch. He was known for his advocacy of large caliber handguns, especially the Colt 1911 and the .45 ACP cartridge.
Jeff Cooper conceived and designed the Bren Ten pistol around the 10 mm Auto,[1] based on the Czech CZ 75 design. The cartridge was more powerful than both the 9 mm Luger and the .45 ACP round.
His second major contribution to firearms design was what he termed a Scout Rifle.
Cooper defined his goal: "... a general-purpose rifle is a conveniently portable, individually operated firearm, capable of striking a single decisive blow, on a live target of up to 200 kilos in weight, at any distance at which the operator can shoot with the precision necessary to place a shot in a vital area of the target."
Cooper died peacefully at his home on the afternoon of Monday, September 25, 2006.
if you are a avid shooter and dont know who jeff cooper is, there is a wealth of info on the net about this great man.
WHAT MAKES A SCOUT RIFLE?
The Colonel’s Idea
The Scout Rifle was a general purpose rifle defined and promoted by Jeff Cooper in the late 1970s. Cooper a lifelong student of small arms, a recognized expert in the field, realized that rifles in the late 20th century differed little from those made one hundred years earlier. The Colonel wroteâ€