Who is your favorite gunfighting guru?

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I was wondering who persons in this forum went to for their advice on self defense tatics?

I am a Fairburn - Sykes - Applegate - Jordan person myself.

I have read all of the stuff I can lay my hands on that these four gentlemen have written on the art and science of self defense.

I was just curious as to who the folks on the high road subscribe to. I don't want to start a "Guru" war as to who is the best. Just curious
 
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Frank Stallone! :cool:
 
Dirty Harry - "Do you feel lucky, punk?"

Blondie - "There are two kinds of people, amigo. Those with guns and those who dig"

Tuco Benedito Maria Ramirez - "If you are gonna shoot, shoot! Don't talk!"

Angel Eyes - "He gave me a thousand dollars to kill you. And I ALWAYS fulfil my contracts..."

Ash - "This is my boomstick!"

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No one mentioned Cirillo? The guy who survived all those shootings in the NYPD stakeout squad. As much as I like reading Ayoobs stuff, he has not seen the elephant like Cirillos has many times.
 
My Dad - For teaching me the basics.

Snake Plissken - For teaching me how to escape from an urban environment.

Ash - For teaching defensive measures with a double barrel shotgun.

Gecko_45 - For his enlightening insights on the use or trauma plates and body armor.
 
I like an interesting collection of experts

I appericate the replys, I enjoy reading them.

I always found it funny that William E. Fairburn and Eric Allen Sykes ( the fathers of modern combat point shooting according to the legendary Rex Applegate) that when they would visit the United Kingdom before the 2nd world war they were regard as ghouls for having participated and studied gunfights with what the blue noses regarded as morbid interest. The British Bobbie only carried a big wooden club and he was discouraged from using that too! when the germans were at the door in 1940 all of the sudden they the saviors of their country.

Rex Applegate told a great story in his book "Bullseye Don't Shoot Back" that when W.E Fairburn who was 57 at the time told Applegate who was like 22 or 23 to really attack him and Applegate said he thought to himself I will show this old man and charged him and was sent flying through the air and landed on the first row of visitors. Fairburn was like 5'7 and 150 pounds dripping wet and Applegate was like 6'2 and 200+ pounds. He related that one should never judge a book by it's cover.

I also like the Israeli method of point shooting in which you don't rack your slide to chamber a round till your drawing a weapon to fire it. I modified it by keeping the hammer of my hi power cocked on an empty chamber so that it is real easy to rack if I have to draw. The added benefit is if someone should make a grab for your weapon from your holster it gives you precious seconds to go to plan b(always have a plan b) and get to your back up weapon and use it. (always carry a back up weapon)

I look forward to learning some tatics from you good folks too!
 
Pat Rogers

Bill Rogers

(not that I've had a class with either...yet - but they both strike me as top-shelf instructors that are trustworthy and no-nonsense individuals)
 
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