REMEMBERING THE COLONEL

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FOR ANYONE THAT HAS EVER PICKED UP AN ISSUE OF GUNS&AMMO. MUST KNOW OF JEFF COOPER. "COOPER'S CORNER:

I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED HIS WRITTINGS; HERE IS A FEW OF HIS GEMS;

VIOLENCE
January 1975--"One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not agree that 'violence begets violence.' I told him that it is my earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure--and in some cases I have--that any man who offers violence to his fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy."

LAW OF AVERAGES
February 1988--"Considering the amount of fancy equipment now seen in competition, some readers have complained loudly that the 'average guy' does not have a chance. It might be pointed out that this average guy never has had a chance. Competition is held to determine what is best, not what is average. And if all the equipment were standardized, the man who won would still not be in any sense average."