Jeff Cooper is the founder and director of the American Pistol Institute and President of Gunsite Raven Corporation (1975-1992) and he’s also the founding president and honorary life chairman of the International Practical Shooting Confederation. A Lieutenant Colonel in the Marines (retired), Cooper was commissioned three months before Pearl Harbor, serving through WWII and in the Korean War. Cooper is credited as designing the Bren Ten pistol and the Steyr Scout rifle. ... [+] Full Article

Skelton, a G&A writer since 1997, was born in Amarillo, Texas. His well-known father, Skeeter, was a cowman, a peace officer and a popular gunwriter. Bart was raised on the Mexican border and attended college at Southwestern University, Sul Ross State University and New Mexico State University. He joined the New Mexico State Police in 1984 and later became a Special Agent with the U.S. Customs Service and is stationed in New Mexico with his wife, two horses and one German shorthair pointer. ... [+] Full Article

Boddington has been a full-time editor and/or writer since leaving active duty with the U.S.M.C in 1979, the year he joined then-Petersen Publishing Company. Boddington's hunting experience has taken him to all the continents and all parts of the United States, including several dozen African safaris. He is still active in the Marine Corps Reserve. ... [+] Full Article