It is only fitting this post happen today. You see, today is Jeff Cooper’s birthday. In the late 60s Cooper began experimenting with lightweight bolt-action carbines. Greatly influenced by the life and writings of Frederick Russell Burnham, Cooper envisioned this general-purpose rifle as, “…a short, light, handy, versatile, utility rifle.” Cooper called his idea of this conceptualized carbine a “scout rifle.” In …
In 2005 a friend introduced me to a displaced cowboy. his name was Dave Campbell and he was the editor of what was at the time, an up and coming NRA publication known as Shooting Illustrated. We visited for a spell and Campbell gave me a few assignments. I guess he liked what I submitted and I think later on it was …
Not too long ago I decided all this silliness with trying to invent a new and better AR cartridge needed to stop. So, I decided to devise the best solution to the problem with a goal that the new cartridge must utilize standard AR-15 magazines, while maintaining standard capacity. That it must deliver at least 1,000 ft.-lbs. of energy at 300 yards, …
