Thread: Another of the Old Masters passes...

I just learned of Ray Chapman's passing earlier this month:

http://www.columbiatribune.com/2008/...206Obit005.asp

This was the man Jeff Cooper called "The Maestro," and who helped formulate and refine the Modern Technique of the Pistol, the system that still forms the basis of most advanced pistol training. He was there at the beginning with Cooper, Weaver, Plahn and Reed. He was the first world champion of practical pistol shooting, and was there at the Columbia Conference that gave birth to IPSC.

Sigh. Another great light has gone out.