[in the Arena]

Speaking of Cooper, I just found this quote of his...

'Back when we audited the FBI academy in 1947, I was told that I ought not to use my pistol in their training program because it was not fair. Maybe the first thing one should demand of his sidearm is that it be unfair'.

[Shooter 2.5]

The only gun I can think of that would be unfair would be a belt fed from a hardened positon or a Barrett at 1500 yards.

One the things I never had liked about Cooper was his habit of say, "we" when I thought he meant "me". After I started to go to the lease with a large group of people, I noticed I was saying the same thing. I never went to the lease. It was alway, we went to the lease. It also turned out where it wasn't just my idea to do something. It started to be a think tank of ideas rolling around as far as what we could dream up that day.

We started to try out the JFK final shot on Melons, shoot gangster sideways style[Right handers shoot low and to the left] shooting windshields, plastic, bowling pins, furniture, telephone books and steel.

We've seen everything from mouse guns shooting at 65 yards away to trying to use a 454 Casull, standing position both hands at 400 yards on a welding tank[hit after three reloads, most of the misses were within a foot].