Bill Jordan shooting the very first "Combat Magnum"
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Thanks for the video. Very entertaining.
YES ! I would call that "FAST".
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Although Bill Jordan showed the new Combat Magnum, I do not believe he shot it on this program, either in the studio or at the range. He had three guns at the range - M&P or Model 10, Combat Masterpiece or Model 15, and the little J Frame, presumably his Airweight Chief Special in 38 Special with bobbed hammer.
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You are correct. I did not notice that he put down the Combat Magnum before he stepped over with a gun already in his holster for the fast draw machine ......
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I would not train with those guys.
Bill Jordan received the Combat Magnum with the lowest serial number. The third gun completed and the second one shipped by S&W.
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Remember when that was on You Asked For It. Did not remember all that the video showed. It was great and it led me to a Sketter Skelton video. Still have his book and some annuals that were published. Followed him until he passed although still read his articles from time to time. Great stuff!!! Thanks Ken
I recall watching another You Asked For It when Bill was point shooting aspirin. As a 10 year old I was duly impressed.
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Evidently "muzzle discipline" was a NOT a thing in 1955 !!
I would love to see those stocks in person..... WOW
You ain't kidding. He killed a fellow Border Patrolman with that gun showing off in the office.
Border Patrol Inspector John A. Rector, United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
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I was too.
Until I found out the trick was using snake shot.
He was using wax bullets for that one
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Another great video bigmtnman. Thank you.
I spent an afternoon shooting with Bill Jordan. He was shooting a Combat Magnum. It had a modified /narrowed at the front/ trigger guard to enable him to get his finger on the trigger. He had huge hands.
Thanks to what I learned that day I subsequently survived two serious social encounters and got to go home at the end of my shift.
I never came close to being as fast as Bill, but I was fast enough.
Fifty years later I am only half fassed.
Thanks to what I learned that day I subsequently survived two serious social encounters and got to go home at the end of my shift.
I never came close to being as fast as Bill, but I was fast enough.
Fifty years later I am only half fassed.
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Thanks!
Thanks so much for sharing that video. It's the first one I've ever seen of the great Bill Jordan. His book "No Second Place Winner" is full of excellent advice for law enforcement officers, and for anyone who carries a firearm in defense of themselves or other innocent people. It was written many years ago, but it still rings true today.
Thanks so much for sharing that video. It's the first one I've ever seen of the great Bill Jordan. His book "No Second Place Winner" is full of excellent advice for law enforcement officers, and for anyone who carries a firearm in defense of themselves or other innocent people. It was written many years ago, but it still rings true today.
Did Bill do any "Fast Draw" demos with Single Actions ?
Both Elden Carl and Bill Jordan had enough input on holster design to have their names on them.
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Yes, he did.
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Left to Right: Ray Chapman, Elden Carl, Thell Reed, Jeff Cooper, and Jack Weaver. The only one of the original Combat Masters missing from this photo is John Plahn.
"The rarest gun in the world ....... I'm the only man who has one like it".
Evidently "muzzle discipline" was a NOT a thing in 1955 !!
I would love to see those stocks in person..... WOW
Me Too!
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Glad these videos are reaching the intended audience!
I wrote the script and narrated that Skeeter video, and our marketing guy did the production. I told him I wanted to do one on Jordan, among others, and he posted up that You Asked For It link on our channel.
If you're interested in this kind of content, please have a look at our channel -- plenty more coming.
I still have one of his spent wax bullets that used to shoot a ping pong ball l that he drops, draws and shoots before it hit the floor, while doing a show at the Detroit Sportsmans Congress in Shelby Twp Michigan back in 1975 or 76.
Great video, met him he was a gentleman to talk to
What a great post!
He was certainly an impressive and imposing figure.
Either he's about 6'5" or the other guys in that video are REALLY short!
Based on the comment about the size of his hands, I'm guessing the former...
Either he's about 6'5" or the other guys in that video are REALLY short!
Based on the comment about the size of his hands, I'm guessing the former...
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I remember reading an article by Jordan about the first time shooting the Combat Magnum. I've always treasured the line about the first shot: "I missed the target. I couldn't understand that, I had a perfect sight picture just before I closed my eyes."
Somewhere in there was a later realization about his having #3 and wondering where #4 was. Long gone as it turned out.
Somewhere in there was a later realization about his having #3 and wondering where #4 was. Long gone as it turned out.
