David LaPell
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Does anyone know if Sheriff Jim Wilson has ever written any books? I know he has written alot of articles, but I was wondering if he has put out any books over the years.
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Don't know about books, but he has recorded some cowboy songs. I think he sells those, but don't know how to contact him.
Is he still writing for gun mags? I haven't seen his material in some time. But I may just not be reading the right publication.
I believe that he retired from law enforcement some years ago. But if anyone here is a member of The Shootists, I think they call that club, they should know how to reach him. May know if he has a any books.
Is he still writing for gun mags? I haven't seen his material in some time. But I may just not be reading the right publication.
I believe that he retired from law enforcement some years ago. But if anyone here is a member of The Shootists, I think they call that club, they should know how to reach him. May know if he has a any books.
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Aticus
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Sheriff Wilson has a Facebook page.
Jim Wilson | Facebook
Jim Wilson | Facebook
Erich
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He banned me from his FB page when I suggested that the 1911 wasn't the greatest gun of all time. 
Before that, I sorta liked the guy, and had bought a couple of his CDs.
Before that, I sorta liked the guy, and had bought a couple of his CDs.
Erich, Erich you are such a scoundrel.
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I think the magazine columns are the best he can handle.
I clicked on the link but didn't find anything about gunslinging, is it hidden or just mixed in with something else?
CAJUNLAWYER
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He banned me from his FB page when I suggested that the 1911 wasn't the greatest gun of all time.
I wonder if Jeff Cooper would have a facebook page if he was alive. You would have really been banned from his page with that comment
Aticus
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That's all I could find myself, just thought it might get you headed in the correct direction.
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williamlayton
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More tha just banned---probably, hunted down.
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Straightshooter2
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I wonder if Jeff Cooper would have a facebook page if he was alive. You would have really been banned from his page with that comment
Nah, like williamlayton said, Cooper would just have hunted him down and demonstrated the proper way to use the 1911.
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Erich
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Yeah, sure he would have. Him and John Wayne. I had several of the Col's books, autographed (friends of mine were instructors over at Gunsite when they weren't teaching here at the DOE). I gave away all but the earliest ones. The guy sure was charismatic in his younger days, but . . . well, entropy happens.
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I had several of the Col's books, autographed (friends of mine were instructors over at Gunsite when they weren't teaching here at the DOE). I gave away all but the earliest ones. The guy sure was charismatic in his younger days, but . . . well, entropy happens.
Erich-
I only met Cooper once, briefly, at the SHOT show. He came across about like he wrote: a bit imperial.
His personal letters were candid, informative, and sometimes drolly witty. But he left little doubt that he was The Source for knowledge of many kinds. Skelton once described Cooper's prose as being "positively written."
But Jeff said some things that needed saying, and he was skilled with the written word, and with guns.He did admire the CZ-75, with the usual reservations about its 9mm caliber. I don't recall just when he died, so don't know if he saw the .40 caliber version or commented on it. The CZ .45, the CZ-97, is too big and bulky to compete with the Colt Govt. .45.
Oh: Cooper proclaimed from an imperial rostrum in print, but I think he'd dislike Facebook and consider it a personal risk to have a membership there. He might also have some pithy comments about Craig's List and similar sites. As for Glock, he once mentioned that an expensive car had a plasic steering wheel. He said that our society is awash in plastic. I don't recall him writing about Glock, but suspect that I might guess his sentiments.
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And the colonel was influential if not instrumental in the development of the Bren 10, and as an outgrowth other, more functionaly 10mm's. He was such a fan of them it makes me curious what he thought of the G***k 29.....
Erich
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Ah, I love artful understatement. Some of his stuff was gold, but not all of it.
Anyone else here remember when he proposed some new crazy word for magnum rifle calibers? "Mahggms," or something like that (it needed vowels, I remember). (This was after he'd jumped the shark in the mid-'80s.)On Glocks, I recall agreeing with his comments on their success being due to marketing. I wholeheartedly agree, but I do think this underemphasizes the remarkable engineering paradigm shift they represent.
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So when do we get our very own ribbon for being victims of entropy?
Black would be my suggestion as in "Fade To Black".
No need for a survivor's organization, though.
Fight Entropy--Endeavor To Persevere.
Black would be my suggestion as in "Fade To Black".
No need for a survivor's organization, though.
Fight Entropy--Endeavor To Persevere.
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