Jeff Cooper and the Creation of IPSC - Gun Guys Special Ep. 31

[Wendell]

Ken Hackathorn, Dave Westerhout of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Jim McClary, and Bob Arganbright were all present at the historic Columbia Conference in Columbia, Missouri where the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) was born. It rapidly grew to include dozens of countries. It was the culmination of years of hard work and dedication since Jeff Cooper and a hard corps of dedicated pistoleros had begun free-style “combat shooting” in California in the 1950s. In this episode, these founding members recall what it was like to train under Jeff Cooper and how the sport of practical defense and combat pistol shooting came into being.
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[PSE]

Thank you for the trip back in time - I know Ken Hackatorn having taken a Orange Gunsite class with him and was here at the start of IPSC in Canada.

Good Memories and Good Times!