(Online) - When we talk about the modern 1911, we see the tremendous influence of Colonel Jeff Cooper. Unedited interview with Colonel Cooper from early 2006. In part 1, he talks about the Leather Slap matches in California. In part 2, he talks about the mindset, Gunsite Academy and the story behind El Presidente. In part 3, he talks about the bodyguard business, the war on terror, 1911s, the Bren Ten and the CZ75. In part 4, he talks about the Scout Rifle and general thoughts about bolt action and semi auto rifles. He also shares some thoughts about the M16 in .223. In part 5, he talks about The Modern Technique of the Pistol, the ability to defend yourself, democracy and freedom.
If ever a firearms could be said to have a inferiority complex, it would be the Remington Rolling Block rifle. Perhaps the most common rifle used by pioneers in America’s westward expansion, it lost out first to the Sharps and later the Winchesters and the critical arena of publicity. But the Rolling Block wrote its name in large letters across our western frontier.
When we think of those things that are quintessential American, certainly apple pie comes to mind. Not far behind that delicious vision is a different image – one of long summer afternoons spent plinking with a beloved .22 rifle. And the rifle that embodies that image is the Ruger 10/22, a gun that has earned the name America’s Rifle.
The Pistole Parabellum 1908 or more simply the Luger, is as emblematic of the German empire as the slab sided 1911 is of America. Although it was not the first semi automatic pistol, the Luger’s early successes proved that as the 19th century gave way to the 20th, the semi auto pistol was a wave of the future.
Gunsite Academy’s Cory Trapp is the armorer on Gun Stories and you have seen him in all the high speed videography scenes in season 1. Cory is back for season 2 and this time, you can also watch him weekly in our online exclusive where he and Michael Bane talk about the featured guns in each episode. This week, the topic is the S&W Model 29.