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09/08/2026

COLONEL JEFF COOPER — A LEGACY OF MARKSMANSHIP

Few figures have influenced modern fi****ms training and shooting culture as profoundly as Colonel Jeff Cooper.

A U.S. Marine, fi****ms instructor, author, and lifelong student of marksmanship, Cooper became one of the most influential voices in defensive handgun training during the 20th century. He founded the American Pistol Institute—later known as Gunsite Academy—in 1976, where his ideas helped shape generations of professional and civilian shooters.

Cooper championed the Modern Technique of the Pistol, emphasized the importance of mindset alongside mechanical skill, and developed the famous Combat Mindset color code. He was also a passionate advocate for practical rifles and is closely associated with the development and popularization of the Scout Rifle concept.

But Cooper's legacy wasn't simply about fi****ms. His philosophy centered on competence, discipline, preparedness, and personal responsibility.

Decades later, his writings and teachings continue to generate discussion and influence fi****ms training around the world.

"The first rule of gunfighting is to have a gun." — Jeff Cooper

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I bet it makes the steaks taste better…
09/08/2026

I bet it makes the steaks taste better…

Alexa is a spy!!
09/07/2026

Alexa is a spy!!

This Browning Hi-Power C Series just arrived at the shop. It was manufactured in 1974 but looks barely used. It was obvi...
09/06/2026

This Browning Hi-Power C Series just arrived at the shop. It was manufactured in 1974 but looks barely used. It was obviously well cared for with very little signs of wear and tear. This one won’t last long!! ****ms

09/04/2026

CHARLES ASKINS JR.: THE UNREPENTANT SINNER

Few figures in American fi****ms history lived a life quite like Colonel Charles Askins Jr.

Border Patrolman. U.S. Army officer. Competitive pistol champion. Big-game hunter. Fi****ms writer. And unquestionably one of the most controversial personalities of his era.

Askins spent a decade with the U.S. Border Patrol before embarking on a lengthy military career, ultimately accumulating more than three decades of military service. Away from duty, he became an accomplished competitive shooter and traveled the world hunting everything from upland birds to dangerous African game.

He was also a prolific gun writer. Askins contributed to American Rifleman from 1926 until 1987, and his writing career ultimately spanned roughly seven decades. His books included The Art of Handgun Shooting, The Pistol Shooter's Book, The African Hunt and the autobiography whose title perfectly captured his reputation: Unrepentant Sinner.

But Askins wasn't simply colorful—he was controversial. His own accounts of gunfights, warfare and violence remain debated and sometimes disturbing today. That's also what makes him such a fascinating figure to study: Charles Askins Jr. belonged to a dramatically different era, and he made little effort to soften his stories for later generations.

Love him, hate him or simply question how much of the legend was reality, Colonel Charles Askins Jr. remains one of the most unforgettable characters in American fi****ms history.

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09/02/2026

🏔️ DALL DEWEESE: A LEGEND OF THE COLORADO WILDERNESS

Long before modern hunting gear, GPS units, and four-wheel-drive access, men like William Dallas “Dall” DeWeese were exploring some of the wildest country in North America.

DeWeese made Cañon City, Colorado, his home in 1884 and became one of the West’s notable big-game hunters and hunter-naturalists. His adventures took him from Colorado’s elk country to the remote wilderness of Alaska, where his legendary 1897 expedition produced an enormous Alaska-Yukon moose and other specimens. His account of that adventure even appeared in the first issue of Outdoor Life magazine.

But DeWeese’s legacy went beyond trophies.

He became an advocate for wildlife conservation, pushing for game protection in Colorado, Wyoming, and Alaska and helping support the movement that led to the Alaska Game Act of 1902. Some of the specimens he collected also became part of museum collections, preserving a record of North American wildlife for future generations.

Hunter. Adventurer. Naturalist. Conservationist.

Dall DeWeese represents a fascinating chapter in Colorado’s hunting heritage—a time when exploration, hunting and the emerging conservation movement helped shape the future of the American outdoors.

09/01/2026

BILL JORDAN: A LAWMAN WHO BECAME A LEGEND

Few names are as closely associated with the golden age of American law enforcement and revolver shooting as Bill Jordan.

A U.S. Border Patrol officer, Marine Corps veteran, exhibition shooter, and respected fi****ms writer, Jordan built a reputation for extraordinary speed and skill with a handgun. His experiences working along the U.S.–Mexico border helped shape his practical approach to law-enforcement fi****ms training and defensive shooting.

Jordan was also a gifted storyteller. His classic book, No Second Place Winner, became one of the best-known works on practical handgun use and offered generations of shooters a glimpse into the mindset, equipment, and techniques of an earlier era of American law enforcement.

His influence even extended to firearm design. Jordan's ideas helped inspire Smith & Wesson's development of the Model 19 Combat Magnum—a revolver intended to combine the power of the .357 Magnum with the handling characteristics of a lighter, more practical duty gun.

From the Border Patrol to the shooting range and the pages of fi****ms history, Bill Jordan left a legacy that continues to fascinate collectors, historians, and shooting enthusiasts.

Bill Jordan wasn't simply a skilled marksman—he became one of the defining personalities of the American revolver era.

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08/31/2026

Color case-hardened Marlin with nitre blued controls. We posted the process a few weeks back, and here is the final product!

From prison scrap metal to 8 million rifles.David Marshall “Carbine” Williams invented the short-stroke gas piston behin...
08/30/2026

From prison scrap metal to 8 million rifles.
David Marshall “Carbine” Williams invented the short-stroke gas piston behind the M1 Carbine—the light .30-caliber rifle GIs carried across the Pacific, Korea, and Vietnam. MacArthur called it “one of the strongest contributing factors in our victory in the Pacific.”
Born 1900 in Cumberland County, NC. Died 1975.
Moonshiner. Convict. Inventor.
David Marshall “Carbine” Williams built his first semi-auto rifles in a North Carolina prison shop from tractor axles, fence posts, and leftover steel. Two ideas he sketched in solitary—the floating chamber and the short-stroke gas piston—later showed up in C**t pistols, Re*****on .22s, and, most famously, the M1 Carbine.
Winchester’s team finished the gun. His piston made it work. More than six million were produced in WWII alone.
Complicated man. Lasting design. His workshop now sits inside the North Carolina Museum of History.

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