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Jeff Cooper Legacy Foundation

An armed man is a citizen; unarmed, he is merely a subject

Recent Correspondence from one of our Contributors

Recent Correspondence from one of our Contributors

January 9, 2026 Lindy Comments 0 Comment

Recent correspondence from one of our Contributors:

Lindy,

Our country had been shackled in 1938 by A.H., only to see itself be engulfed by the ever so hungry red beast from the east. The iron curtain and the totalitarian regime kept such a strong squeeze on our throats that we did not know what George Lucas’ Star Wars was, the information simply could not penetrate through. Despite this most unpleasant reality, I managed to find a strange name with butchered up spelling in numerous military and LE instruction books of that era. The materials were taught to the troops and police personnel. The man in the black and white photographs demonstrated proper firearm grip with the finger strictly off the trigger. The environment around him looked like a desert. The misspelled name of that individual read “Džef Kůpr”.

This year we get to celebrate Gunsite’s 50th anniversary. To the Czechoslovakians, that is ten years longer than the Soviets managed to hold us hostage with the aid of 20+ million active soldiers strong.

Such is the power of the Raven!

-Lukáš Rozkovec


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Jeff with some of his earliest and youngest students, perhaps?  Big Bear Lake, California.
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If you are a shooting/gun club with a place to meet and space for a library, we are offering to seed your own version of The Cooper Shelf with a selection of Jeff Cooper’s books to get you started.  Please visit our website for details.  jeffcooperfoundation.org &  Spread the word!  Thank you!!
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Jeff out with daughter, Parry, doing some shooting.  August 1970.
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Our Latest Scholarship Recipient, Melonie Kennedy, from Southern AZ with Lindy at The Sconce.  September 3, 2026
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An API graduate receives his graduation certificate from The Colonel in the Late 1970’s. If you know who this fellow Raven is, let us know!  #gunsiteranch #jeffcooperlegacyfoundation
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Shooting some clays with the granddaughter.  You might recognize the rifle as “Scout 1”- A .308 Remington 600 with a Leupold M8-2X.  As far as we know, nobody knows where this rifle is today.
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Shooting some clays with the granddaughter. You might recognize the rifle as “Scout 1”- A .308 Remington 600 with a Leupold M8-2X. As far as we know, nobody knows where this rifle is today.
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Jeff with his first Big Game rifle, A Remington M30S in 30-06 acquired when he was 16.  It was re-stocked and re-furbished, probably in the 60’s.  Here he is using a target sling and conventionally-mounted scope.  He had not yet developed the Scout Rifle and CW Sling concept.
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Jeff with his first Big Game rifle, A Remington M30S in 30-06 acquired when he was 16. It was re-stocked and re-furbished, probably in the 60’s. Here he is using a target sling and conventionally-mounted scope. He had not yet developed the Scout Rifle and CW Sling concept.
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Jeff Cooper and Eric Ching, May 1986, While attending a rifle class at the American Pistol Institute (API, later Gunsite Academy) in Paulden, Arizona, under Jeff Cooper.

Eric Ching (1951–2007) took the rifle class that year, grew frustrated with the limitations of the then-standard CW/military-style shooting sling, and designed the three-point “Ching Sling” as a faster, more practical alternative. Jeff endorsed and adopted it for the scout rifle concept, naming it after him.

Eric was a Gunsite student and later a long-time Rangemaster/instructor.
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Jeff Cooper and Eric Ching, May 1986, While attending a rifle class at the American Pistol Institute (API, later Gunsite Academy) in Paulden, Arizona, under Jeff Cooper. Eric Ching (1951–2007) took the rifle class that year, grew frustrated with the limitations of the then-standard CW/military-style shooting sling, and designed the three-point “Ching Sling” as a faster, more practical alternative. Jeff endorsed and adopted it for the scout rifle concept, naming it after him. Eric was a Gunsite student and later a long-time Rangemaster/instructor.
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Our purpose is to promote and perpetuate the teachings and philosophy of Jeff Cooper, with special emphasis on the proper techniques for the use of small arms, the importance of self-reliance and the individual right and duty of self-defense.

The Foundation awards scholarships for training and education in the Cooper tradition.   In addition, it preserves, archives and maintains  Colonel Cooper’s writings and personal collections so that they may provide study and learning opportunities and inspiration for generations to come.

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Jeff lecturing on the range.
Jeff lecturing on the range.
The girls enjoy the Badlands.
The girls enjoy the Badlands.
 Jack Cooper, Jeff's favorite photo of his father.
Jack Cooper, Jeff's favorite photo of his father.
 Heinie's second wife, Ann. Her stage name was Claire Dodd
Heinie's second wife, Ann. Her stage name was Claire Dodd
The Chinese Characters for Tien Shan. "Mountain of heaven."
The Chinese Characters for Tien Shan. "Mountain of heaven."
Some of the early competitors, Jeff is in the middle.
Some of the early competitors, Jeff is in the middle.

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