Mike Plaxco, a national champion in United States practical shooting, passed on last week. He was one of the early gunsmiths working on 1911s for competition, who also shot at a very high level like Bill Wilson and a few others. He made the “Plaxco compensator” for .45acp 1911s, and won a US Nationals in 1982 with it. A few years later, he shot for Smith&Wesson using their “factory race guns” in .356 TSW, if I recall correctly. He later worked for S&W as a regional representative.
He also authored a book, “ Shooting From Within”, one of the early ones on practical shooting.
I remember him on the ranges I saw him on in the 1980s and ‘90s as a cheerful and positive competitor yet fierce and focused when he stepped into the box.
Rest in Peace, shooter…