Balog
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Excuse me, it's libel for written (as opposed to spoken) defamation, isn't it?
Implying a gun writer said that shot placement is totally unnecessary with a .45 (see the numerous "People believe Cooper about shooting 'em in the pinkie with a .45 lol" comments) when he did not, so far as I know, made such a statement would seem to fit the definition. Attacking a dead man by attributing statements to him that he did not make seems massively low class any way you look at it.
I should state for the record here (to stave off the inevitable accusations) that I'm not particularly a Cooper fanboy. His only work I've read is Art of the Rifle and a few magazine columns. I enjoy AotR but I'm not totally in agreement with him about the whole Scout rifle concept.
So, as I've said if he ever actually advocated that shot placement was of no concern as many here have said, then I withdraw my objection. If that is not the case, then a lot of people on this thread should be ashamed of themselves.
Implying a gun writer said that shot placement is totally unnecessary with a .45 (see the numerous "People believe Cooper about shooting 'em in the pinkie with a .45 lol" comments) when he did not, so far as I know, made such a statement would seem to fit the definition. Attacking a dead man by attributing statements to him that he did not make seems massively low class any way you look at it.
I should state for the record here (to stave off the inevitable accusations) that I'm not particularly a Cooper fanboy. His only work I've read is Art of the Rifle and a few magazine columns. I enjoy AotR but I'm not totally in agreement with him about the whole Scout rifle concept.
So, as I've said if he ever actually advocated that shot placement was of no concern as many here have said, then I withdraw my objection. If that is not the case, then a lot of people on this thread should be ashamed of themselves.