In 1963, jordan assisted keith and skelton in development of the. Whether it be fighting his way out of an ambush, hunting tiger in asia or sniping along the rhine. He was a legend in the shooting world and one of the master. Askins on pistols and revolvers by askins, charles.
Growing up i read every hunting, shooting, gun book my dad brought home, i still remember askins talking about shooting the ruger 44 mag when it came out and said something to the effect it wasnt for those who wore lace on their undies. Dad came home, got drunk, and couldnt find the house, according to mom. Askins pulled absolutely no punches about himself, perhaps because he wasnt ashamed of anything hed ever thought or done. His writing was controversial, but it sold magazines. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead.
Askins was the son of major charles bobo askins, a sports writer. Charles askins has 17 books on goodreads with 174 ratings. In 1937, while preparing for the national matches, i developed the. Charles askins primary author only author division. He was a national pistol champion, one of the first winners of the outstanding american handgunner of the year award and a big game hunter with an impressive collection of trophies from all over the world. I have seen em so incandescent they could not recognize fellow team members.
Charles askinss most popular book is unrepentant sinner. The sands of time fall slowly through the neck of the hourglass at the border, and sometimes they stop entirely. Charles askins practicing shooting people old pics. As noted the trigger guard was cut off at the front a modification he did to most of his handguns and it had carved ivory stocks with a. It appears that they, or someone, scanned the book and imported it directly into e book format without so much as reading through it to replace the scanning errors.
Charles askins, the best authority and writer on the subject of shotguns that this country has produced. The timespace to get off a burst of three, four, or six. Gun books firearms talk the community for owners and. The nra rules in 37 stipulated that any centerfire caliber could be fired in the nationals. It appears that they, or someone, scanned the book and imported it directly into e book. Charles went on to head up the handgun skills program and stated in his memoir that he was involved in at least one gunfight every week. His monumental work shooting, was published in 1930. Sep 11, 2011 charles askins juniors favorite during his later days in the border patrol was a. Charles boots askins, was an american lawman, us army officer, and writer. Download your free storm tactical printable target pack 62 printable moa targets with dot drills rifle range in yards this impressive target pack from our friends at storm tactical contains 62 printable targets for rifle and handgun range use. Vintage colonel charles askins article on concealed carry the. Col charles askins in his shot gunners book calles aya model 53, probably the best buy on a side by side. Charles askins was a gunfighter, lawman and soldier who proved how thin the veil can be between sociopath and professional.
I will also say that the first rifle i ever shot was a. Askins reveals himself to be a coldblooded killer, a racist, and a pistol champ who mastered the 1911 and walked 10 miles a day for exercise. It is elaborately handengraved with pg, semibeavertail forend. Askins on pistols and revolvers first paperback edition. Charles askins is known to have had several colt new service revolvers similarly modified, in. Throughout these chapters of his life he was also considered one of the countrys foremost gunwriters and wrote numerous books and articles on guns and. Born in 1911 in louisiana, he served for over 30 years with the u.
Colonel askins on pistols and revolvers by askins, col. At that time the only useable centerfire cal was limited to the revolvers. True tales of outlaws, lawmen, and indians on the texas frontier, and more on. Growing up i read every hunting, shooting, gun book my dad brought home, i still remember askins talking about shooting the. In his article, askins says, this shooting style bears little relation to the wellknown and accepted firings, and for that reason has a rule book all its own. Charles askins had a welldeserved reputation as the foremost american authority on shotguns and bird shooting during his long career as a hunter and writer on.
Mexico border at a time when that job guaranteed exposure to gunfire and risk, his accomplishments led to the development of the guns and gear used by law enforcement across the nation. Bill jordan was one of the most famous lawmen of the 20th century, having served in uniform for over 30 years. This story has been told so many times that the details are rarely straight. The timespace to get off a burst of three, four, or six shots is so short that neither stance, breathing, nor the other bugaboos of the targeteer have too much application. There is so much history in this gun it is almost frightening. Books by charles askins author of unrepentant sinner goodreads. Ted curtis had hunted with the old man and he told me so. In little sidebars between the chapters he would write about various gunfights he had had. The national rifle association nra firearms classic library is a collection of previously issued books about firearms, bound in attractive ribbed leather bindings with gilt decoration and with all edges gilt. If by chance you study history one can not judge an individual by prevailing behavior standards of today but the individual must be judged in their time element. William henry bill jordan 19111997 was an american lawman, united states marine and author biography. Download your free storm tactical printable target pack 62 printable moa targets with dot. Charles askins juniors favorite during his later days in the border patrol was a. In the pistol shooters book 1953 askins wrote, the more popular target sixgun is the colt for many years the.
His old man was perhaps one of the best shotgun shooters of. Past masters of the doubleaction sixgun guns magazine. When his lifelong best friend, george parker, was dying of cancer, askins handed him a. For many years the model 53 has been the flagship of the aya line of fine sxs shotguns. See all books authored by charles askins, including texans guns and history, and the gunfighters. Since you are sufficiently bemused by firearms to be now reading the pages of shooting times, you know askins as a prominent writer whose work has appeared in about.
Despite the progress made in other parts of the nation by the early part of the 20th century, the border southwest of the 1920s to 1940s looked virtually unchanged from the days before the mexicanamerican continue reading fighting leather. Late in the book are fictionalized characters based on askins, jordan and keith, as well as ed mcgivern, jack oconnor and even audie murphy. Books written by askins hitting the bullseye, fitchburg, mass. He was a national pistol champion, one of the first winners of the outstanding american. He was a contemporary of charles askins, elmer keith, skeeter skelton and to a lesser degree, jack oconnor.
This old potboiler is short on useful information and long on opinion. Charles askins memoirs are a fun and interesting read provided you can get past the sloppy production values of palladin press. The book unrepentant sinner the autobiography of colonel charles askins is most likely still available used on amazon which is a rather candid in my opinion. I have read unrepentant sinner 4 time,thanks to madbo. Heres an interview with hunter that appeared in american handgunner in 2003. For instance, the hardware lays em in faster when the sights are. The fact that askins named his autobiography unrepentant sinner pretty much says it all. My dad and he served in the north african and italian campaigns together in a recovery and ordinance unit. In addition to being owned by two of the 20th centurys foremost gun writers askins and keith the shotgun also is the collaboration of two gun industry giants. Charles askins, a noted gunwriter of the day, charley junior was born to guns. Charles askins, my longtime friend, and one of the most interesting some say the most controversial men you are likely to meet anywhere in this last of the 1900s. Charles askins gunfighter legend legends of america.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Charles askins, my longtime friend, and one of the most interesting. Oct 21, 2017 this 15 degree cant was retained in the uniform duty holster that the legendary charles askins, jr. Charles askins is currently considered a single author. The border patrol pistol team used it in national championship matches. The difference was askins was a braggard, they were not, it was part of their job. In his new book, texans, guns, and history, askins describes what happened. There is no doubt we are living in the age of the semiautomatic pistol. He served in law enforcement us forest service and border patrol in the american southwest prior to the second world war. Askins a national champion shooter, and among the deadliest of the border patrol gunfighters designed a holster that placed the canted pouch at the bottom of a drop loop that made the gun ride low. Charles askins books list of books by author charles askins. He wrote numerous articles on all aspects of firearms, as well as books such as no second place winner, mostly huntin and tales of the rio grande. Ot charles askins new service colt kings conversion.
He served in law enforcement us forest service and border patrol in the american. I sometimes think we overdid the refinements we have added to the onehand gun. He won hundreds of shooting medals, and captured the national pistol championship of the united states in the. There are many classic books from the 1930s, however fitz came first. In addition to an estimated 1,000 magazine articles, askins penned a substantial number of books. Here is the real story of the pistol, adorned with real photographs, in the words of the man who fired it, col. Col charles askins in his shot gunners book calles aya model 53, probably the best buy on a side by side anywhere this one was made for the american market. The salty, knowledgeable, and for the hidebound, often outrageous stories penned by this man of guns are explained and mitigated by a background that would shame the plotting efforts of the most imaginative novelist. In addition to being owned by two of the 20th centurys foremost gun. A modern encyclopedia by charles askins and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Charles was forced to resign from the border patrol in disgrace and needed a hole to hide in. That honesty makes the book strangely refreshing, but given the nature of some of the things askins casually cops to rather difficult to read in spots, as well. Askins was a regular with american handgunner, the american rifleman and other popular gun rags.
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