Ken Hackathorn

Instructor Ken Hackathorn

1946 1966-1971  US Army 19th SFG – Staff Sergeant Weapons Specialist US Army Special Forces Small Arms Instructor Deputy Sheriff – Washington County SO, Ohio 1975 Met Jeff Cooper Gunsite Instructor One of the First Traveling Firearms Instructors NRA Police Firearms Instructor. FBI Certified Firearms Instructor 1975 wrote a column for Soldier of Fortune magazine … Read more

Jeff Cooper

Jeff Cooper

May 10, 1920 – September 25, 2006 Created the Safety Rules Created the Shooting School 1941 Marines 1957 Shooting Competitions in California Southwest Combat Pistol League (Southwest Pistol League)Bigbear, California 1962 coined the term Hoplophobia 1976 Became International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) first IPSC President 1977 American Handgunner Magazine 1989 Principles of Personal Defense (Revised Edition, red cover) … Read more