My Homage to Skeeter Skelton

[29aholic]

Been waxing nostalgic of late and have been re-reading his books.


Got creative with the camera the other night and thought I'd take pics of a couple of 44 specials in the fold.


Pictures to come.

 

[29aholic]

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[memtb]

He was the primary reason, that I read Shooting Times! memtb

 

[S&W ucla]

Very Nice! I try to re-read one of his or Elmer's books every winter. Warms my heart. Skeeter's brand of bore cleaner is not my favorite, but he and his writings were excellent. I've started on Hoglegs, Hipshots, and Jalapenos for this season

 

[keith44spl]

I don't have any of Skelton's books....

But, I remember him writing for Shooting Times in the 60's & 70's.

He left this world all too soon.

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Link to a few of Skelton's stories,

Skeeter Skelton


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[mauser9]

I too enjoyed his column. Believe his son Bart took over for a while at least. Speaking of Elmer I never got to read his book "Hell I was There" but would like to.

 

[PALADIN85020]

I never talked to Skeeter, but I did have a nice conversation with his widow at an El Paso gun show some time ago.

For what it's worth, here is my homage to Skeeter. Although I don't have one or more of his books, I do have an article he wrote on these two guns, both of which I purchased just because he liked and promoted them. Both are very sweet shooters.

John

 

[Golddollar]

When I first glanced at the heading I thought it said Red Skelton. Shows where my mind is at.

 

[Coaltminer]

Got one of his books, has yellow note pad drawings for an article he was going to write. $100 to pay bills when he left us. Glad to have done that. That book brings less on eBay than I paid for it. Better cause for him. I wouldn’t sell it

 

[Coaltminer]

Too short? It’s a narrative!

 

[Goldstar225]

Probably my all time favorite gun writer. His column in shooting times was worth the price by itself. Regrettably I don't have nor have I read any of his books. I need to correct that.

 

[Walter Rego]

His writings directly led me and I am sure many others to purchase a 3rd Generation Colt SAA in .44 Special when they reintroduced that caliber as well as a 4" Model 24-3. He had a lot of influence on Colt and S&W's decision to produce those models again in the early 1980's. I sure wish his books would be reprinted.

 

[usmc2427765]

As a young LEO in the early 70's, every gun guy cop I knew was a fan of Skeeters. Working night shift, I always carried the latest issue of Shooting Times in my war bag and when the calls slowed down, several of us would get together and discuss the relative merits of his articles. We all agreed that he had the right idea about guns, leather, and Dobe Grant. I have all of his books and most of his articles and when I read them again, I can smell the mesquite fires and the taste of Henry McKenna bourbon. Rest in peace Skeeter, you inspired a whole generation of young cops.

 

[Onomea]

The link to Skeeter’s writings in Keith44spl’s post above has an article on Bill Jordan. In discussing Jordan’s preferred sixguns, he, Skeeter, calls their grips “handles.” Walter Roper, of Ropers fame, does this, too, in at least one of his books.

I get a kick out of this thinking how nowadays some folks obsess over how “stocks” is proper and “grips” is not for a handgun.

 

[CajunBass]

I'm another who considers Skeeter to be my favorite gunwriter...ever. I felt I knew him from the pages of Shooting Times magazine. I used to have copies of his magazine books, Skeeter Skelton on Handguns, and Handgun Tales, but my son, then about ten years old, read them over and over until they literally fell apart.

I'm sure Skeeter would have approved.

A year or so ago, I saw a copy "Handgun Tales" for sale on E-bay. They wanted a small fortune for it, but I hit the buy it now button anyway. It's stored away, but I read it from time to time.

I do have a couple of Elmer's books, including two copies of "Hell I was There." One of them is autographed by Bill Jordan.