Vera Koo Retires

[tipoc]

Vera Koo and 8 time winner of the Bianchi Cup and a California girl, has decided to retire from competitive shooting, at age 71. She began shooting at age 50. In her years of competitive shooting she has won more local, national and international titles than most folks know exist.

https://goo.gl/images/MXYKoe

She has generally run 1911s chambered in 38 Super.

Vera Koo: The two match guns that I'm preparing for the 2018 World Action Pistol Championship and the Bianchi Cup Championship will be a 38 super caliber, Caspian 1911 open category custom built race gun that has a compensator, extended grip, wings, mover mount, ambidextrous safety, Aimpoint scope, and a shroud. The gun is built by Don Golembieski of Kodiak Precision. The second match gun is a 38 super Springfield 1911 with the same amount of accessories as the gun mentioned above, and it is built by George Huening of GH2 Custom.

I use custom match ammo made by Load-X Ammunition Company of Santa Rosa, Calif. I use Vhita Vouri N320 gun powder, with Federal Gold pistol primer, Starline brass, and Hornady 115 gr. XTPHP bullets.

https://www.ssusa.org/articles/2018/6/29/action-pistol-s-vera-koo-retiring-from-shooting-sports/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=insider&utm_campaign=0718

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2018/5/11/second-acts-champion-shooter-vera-koo

Here is a 2003 interview and documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGXUwhZvot4

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[tipoc]

A little more:

https://www.ammoland.com/2016/09/a-peek-into-the-life-of-vera-koo-and-the-book-she-is-writing/#axzz5K7R6mqBq

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[JTROKS]

Cool info! I was squaded with Vera during several club matches back in the 90s. Also shot many practice sessions at The Hotshots with Vera. I was always out of state due to my active duty assignments, but shot at The Hotshots whenever I get a chance. I heard she committed to Bianchi Cup and was doing very well.

Thanks for sharing the info.

[beanz2]

She is 71? Incredible.



Her holding a 1911, a Western gun, is that cultural appropriation?

[MachineGuntongue]

"I gained self-reliance, self-esteem and self-confidence.

I will take those lessons with me as I exit sport shooting. I do not plan to slip quietly into retirement."

[osis32]

She'd like a female Bob chow. I admire her greatly.

[beanz2]

She's an American, and so is the 1911.

That is why the emoji. I'm Chinese too. Just poking fun at the PC crowd.

[Rambo, John J.]

Does that qualify for tiger mom?

[ZombieLivesMatter]

Damn looking like that at 71 and world class shooter, husband lucked out.

[splithoof]

71?...Some woman dont look that good in their '30's.

[VictorFranko]

Damn looking like that at 71 and world class shooter, husband lucked out.

71?...Some woman dont look that good in their '30's.

Go East young man, go east.

[ZombieLivesMatter]

Go East young man, go east.

Nah, I went South and married a Latina lol.

[damon1272]

Very impressive woman. Great NRA article on her.

[dbmosley]

[newbutold]

Congrats to her!!