Chuck Taylor

[imjin138]

One gunwriter I remember is Chuck Taylor a former SF officer wrote for SOF and a few other military magazines and gun magazines. His articles were always pretty good.

I remember he tested the Glock 17, the Colt 1911 and the S&W 27 in the desert, the jungle and the arctic. Did a very thorough firing and function test of all three and his comments were priceless to me. the only gun that funtioned all the time was the Model 27.

he told me something I already knew, S&W revolvers rule.

 

[G-Mac]

I have a combat handgunning book by Chuck Taylor. It's a good book. In it, he called the S&W 2" Model 15 the "Cadillac of snubbies".

I have to agree!

 

[ladder13]

 

[Bat Guano]

His book from the 1980s, 'The Fighting Rifle', is pretty good for its time as well. It's more oriented towards the full sized battle rifle but well done.

 

[Raider]

Is Taylor still alive? He was a pretty good writer.

Charlie

 

[J. Galt]

Whatever did happen to Chuck Taylor? I used to enjoy his writing. I took one of his classes in '90?, he has had quite an adventurous life and was interesting to meet. I don't know what he was doing at the time as his main job, but it was with one federal DOD/LE agency or another.

 

[redlevel]

Chuck has either "been there and done that," or he is one hell of a liar. I always enjoyed his articles, and had no doubts about his credibility.

He is a proponent of the 1911A1 and the 230 grain hardball load.

Chuck Taylor's ASAA -Stopping Power

"Were I to "play the percentages," or base my opinion on a more narrow examination such as (for example) a review of the files of the law enforcement agencies with which I have been associated or draw from my own personal experiences alone, I could legitimately state that .45 ACP 230 gr. "hardball" fired from a M-1911 Colt auto, is 100% effective!

How? Simple -- in all of the departmental shootings in which it was used, it worked. And because in five of the seven pistol fights in which I have been a participant, I used a .45 with ball ammo -- and it worked. I won all five with my first shot, my opponent collapsing before I could fire again. Five center hits, five one-shot stops, five DOS (dead on the scene)."

That's my man. Apparently, he is still holding classes.

 

[amd6547]

My favorite Chuck Taylor article was a test of bullet proof vests...which he wore as an assistant fired various weapons at him!

 

[BUFF]

I took a multi-day 'police rifle' class from him in about 1985. I called him at his home before the class to get rifle purchase recommendations. He was friendly and extremely informative. The class was excellent. It rained constantly, and we began most strings of fire by flopping down in the mud on our bellies to prone. I really learned a lot. He was 'the real deal.'

At the time, he worked as a deputy sheriff for the county in which Paulden and Prescott, AZ are located, but that was a long time ago. I would assume he has probably retired from law enforcement by now.

 

[Big Cholla]

I had lunch at the Shot Show with an old friend from Prescott. He knows Chuck quite well. My friend mentioned that Chuck is still living in Prescott and is doing just fine. Chuck is still writing an occasional article for one gun mag or another. ........... Big Cholla

 

[P&R Fan]

Chuck's still writing

Chuck Taylor still writes for Combat Handguns

 

[Peter J.]

Wasn't Chuck the guy that got in trouble for firing a 1911 underwater to win a bet at the SOF convention? I think it was about 1 o'clock in the morning in the main swimming pool at the Riviera hotel.

 

[akviper]

He came to Alaska back in the 80s to instruct handgun and subgun classes for law enforcement agencies. We had officers from as far away as New Jersey attend the training. He was an excellent instructor and "saw the elephant" many times in his life.

He still offers classes through the American Small Arms Academy.

 

[JayCeeNC]

Wasn't Chuck the guy that got in trouble for firing a 1911 underwater to win a bet at the SOF convention? I think it was about 1 o'clock in the morning in the main swimming pool at the Riviera hotel.

There was a LOT of stuff that went on at the SOF Conventions at 0100...
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas....thank God!

 

[Vulcan Bob]

One thing about Mr. Taylor, he tell's it like it is and dosent seem to rush to judgement with just one quick gun test. His multi year test of the then new Glock 17 was the reason I bought one.

 

[Jellybean]

I remember his evaluation on the Bren Ten, and the resulting hoopla it caused. While I didn't care for his "perfect Weaver stance" dribble, I respected his honesty on exposing some of the junk products as junk products.

 

[K1500]

The problem with Chuck is that he doesn't understand math. He writes of an extreme number of presentations, draw strokes, or shots fired.

I don't have the Combat Handgunnery book here with me, but it works out to an insane (and physically impossible) number of reps he claims. IMO it discredits him a bit. If he exaggerates how many times he performed a tac-load or slidelock reload with his Glock 17, he might exaggerate about other things as well.

 

[perrazi]

firing the 1911 wasn't the big deal. what caused the problem was donovan shooting off explosives underwater in the middle of the night.

 

[J. Galt]

I don't have the Combat Handgunnery book here with me, but it works out to an insane (and physically impossible) number of reps he claims. IMO it discredits him a bit.

When you try and discredit someone, it helps to have some specifics. What do you consider an insane number? What do you consider physically impossible? You might be surprised at how much training some people do.

 

[Texas Star]

He used to cite armed encounters in, I think, "Handguns." I wondered if some of those stories were fiction.
He needed a disclaimer or introduction, telling whether they were factual.

I can see why he wouldn't mention names, but I wanted to know if the stories actually happened to someone.

His image is somewhat of a self-promoting chest-pounder. And I'm a little suspicious of some of his .38 snub data.

But people who've met him say that he is less bombastic in person. I gather that he is less inclined to regard himself as a sort of god than Cooper was. I did meet Cooper, and he seemed pretty impressed with himself, more so than any other gun writer whom I've met. And I've met quite a few.


T-Star