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12 September 2003, 15:03
HenryC470
"Baby" pictures
No, not mine. Does anyone know of pictures of Jeff Cooper's famous 460 G&A caliber ZKK? As far as I know, the rifle resides in Durban (RSA), not America.

H. C.
12 September 2003, 16:05
Grandpasez
Henry-In a way back issue of G&A, I remember a picture.Don't know if I can find it.Anyone know how to do a search of G&A archives?It was in
an article written by Cooper.Ed.
13 September 2003, 02:44
Marrakai
I know I'm not being helpful, but here's a photo of the REAL "baby".

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13 September 2003, 06:06
MacD37
HeneryC470, there is a picture on page 415 of the book Rifles for Africa by Gergor Woods! [Cool]
13 September 2003, 07:06
fla3006
Marrakai- Is that Samuel Baker's "Baby" ?
16 September 2003, 00:30
Marrakai
fla3006:
It is indeed a photo of Jenna el Mootfah, Baker's 'Child of a Cannon', or 'baby' as he referred to it in his book "The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia". Sorry I couldn't help with a photo of Cooper's infant! (I did look...)!
17 September 2003, 02:30
fla3006
Check out www.drake.net for some more "babies"
17 September 2003, 14:20
CZ 550
There's no cuter baby on earth than a two bore is there?
Andy
20 September 2003, 09:13
Socrates
400 fps of recoil for a two bore.

Wonder if it doubled, if you would even know it???

gs
[Eek!]
20 September 2003, 04:29
HunterJim
Mac,

That photo on p.415 of Gregor Woods' book is of one of Jeff Cooper's scout rifles. Baby was a .460 G&AQ custom made by George Hoenig on a BRNO M602 action with a drop box magazine. I always thought the lines were on the ugly side, but handsome is as handsome does.

Henry,

I have queried some sources in the Gunsite family, but no luck on an online photo of Baby. If I get one, I will email you.

jim
20 September 2003, 15:48
<lb404>
There is a picture of 'Baby" in Jeff Cooper's book, I am pretty sure. My copy is in OKC so I can not be 100% certain.
28 September 2003, 09:23
Alfadog
Here is a photo of "baby" being fired by one of Cooper's students at a rifle course at Whittington:

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28 September 2003, 11:36
Gator1
quote:
Originally posted by Socrates:
400 fps of recoil for a two bore.

Wonder if it doubled, if you would even know it???

gs
[Eek!]

Baker's 2 bore 'Baby' was really a 4 bore. As Gregor Woods points out 'even back then gunwriters exaggerated'. [Wink]