Thanks for putting together this great biography of my granddad. He was the best sort of granddad a little girl could ask for. He'd tack up my pony every morning before preschool, buy me hot dogs at the PX, and we had a rule I was allowed two snaps of his suspenders per day. I miss him dearly every day.
Col. Askins and my grandfather were friends, both retired Army Colonels, and lived about 75 yards apart in San Antonio for 30 years. Had the opportunity to meet him once and get him to autograph my copy of Unrepentant Sinner. Very interesting guy.
Askins, Jordan, and Skeeter some of my all time favorite writers. I am always amazed at that picture of Jordan holding a K frame Smith and it looks like a toy in his hand.
I had put it off for sometime finally got through all the gun books I felt were required ,and then bought “Unrepentant Sinner”much to my disbelief. He had signed the book, with some advise , “Keep your powder dry old stud” I have to smile to this day every time I think of that
I always enjoyed the writings of Col.Askins and I appreciate his many accomplishments and contributions! I certainly hope he made his peace with our Lord and is waiting in Glory! Blsgs, gg🙏🙏🙏✝️✝️✝️❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙋☝️☝️☝️
Black folks and native folks, but he didn't use those exact words. Unrepentant Sinner is a really interesting book with a lot of crazy wars stories etc... but a bit on the heavy side as far as language for some people.
Thanks for doing a video on Col. Charles Askins. I must have read his article in the 1988 Hangunner Magazine 20 times growing up. As an adult, I finally bought "Unrepentant Sinner." I must have read it three times. The biggest turn-off was where he implied that he rigged a black subordinate paratrooper's parachute where it wouldn't work. However many gun fights he was in, that was chicken-shit. I guess the title implied that he was no one to look up to or emulate.
Although he was known to carry a 1911, iirc he was a fan of the Colt New Service in both .38 special and .44-40. There's pictures of his with custom sights and a fitzed trigger guard. Also had a fully fitzed Colt New Service (bobbed and snubbed with the cut guard) that he mentioned using in a alley. Apparently he preferred Colts due to not liking how S&W salesmen were. Though he did like the S&W 39 in his later years
We touched lightly on this in our "Creation Of the Fitz" video. It was custom-made for him by Fitz I believe. He did one for him and one for Rex Applegate. Rex's was a .45.
Ive heard it said that the Colonel was the first man to kill another man with the 44 magnum handgun. It happened in Vietnam. He killed a Vietnamese fellow while working as an advisor for the South Vietnamese Army.
The Vietnamese fellow had been sniping at Askins as he drove between bases. Askins found the snipers hide and waited for him. He recounted that the effect of the Magnum was quite impressive on his diminutive target. Askins, while not intimidated by the recoil of the .44 Magnum, felt that the recoil interfered too much with getting a good follow up shot on target.
Askins came at a time when men were men... instead of being metrosexual as they are now... I once, while helping conduct a scuba class on Possum Kingdom lake, had one of the students who saw my classic 2" S&W M&P .38 Special (not a big gun folks) and he wanted to see it. He looked at the 'huge' bullets and asked why I would need such a big bullet. Pitiful. And yea I still pack a .45 many days.. Glock 36. The old 1911 is just to heavy for me to drag around all day. And BTW... I read Cooper, Askins, and Jordan back in high school. And Massad Ayoob in SOF magazine while in collage (1975.)
Colonel Askins was a man of his times. I personally have never seen any benefit of repentance. When a man makes a hard decision, he lives with it...done is done. He knew what he was writing about and laid it out in plain English. We all have our likes & dislikes regarding various guns, calibers & gauges...so be it! Very good video and a good wrap-up of his life.
Good book it is , and I have a book he published via NRA , perhaps one of better fun books I come across . He speaks Much about his 8mm wildcats there . And many others he liked . He also hunted in then East Pakistan and the guides really liked him . And they were writing also reports in diplomatic journals for the President . There were many a high ranking person they wrote different about . That’s where he tried the first hunts of the 7mm REM Mag
In the NRA book he writes about the rancher which lived close to his areas in the Apache territory. The saddle and rifle , the little .44-40 hang over the fence poles of a corral all year around , all kind of weather . In its scabbard , probably saw some oil once every year or so , but it always worked . Also about 8mm what he wrote about heavier 8mm like 230 -250 grain and solids just came to life last 15ish years ago .
Haha! UA-cam isn't the biggest First Amendment supporter and is a pain with their guidelines, had to tip-toe the line and keep a lot of his colorful language, etc... to a minimum.
The "Colonel" was in truth the very Best of the Best......the things he did, fought, (and won), were truly the stuff of Legend, and made ALL the rest of the "Gun Writers " look like lace pantied wanna-bes by comparison....with the exception of Col. Jeff Cooper, who was on a par....RIP Charley......OnWard.........
I used to read his articles in the gun magazines back in the '60s and '70s. He had some good stuff but was a bit of a know-it-all and I skipped through a lot of his stuff.
@@finallyfriday. He was actually brought back in at Major for Korea (a lower rank) but was Colonel during WW2. We should have clarified order of rank better, our apologies.
Ole jr. was quite frankly a psychopath, and probably an alcoholic. Even his contemporaries describe his utter change in demeanor after only a few drinks, becoming almost homicidal.
Did any of them call him an Intel spook, because after looking at this video, it's pretty plain to me that he was, at least for a period of time. Intel spooks can be very creative writers, even when what they are writing about isn't supposed to be fiction, IYKWIM😉
Thanks for putting together this great biography of my granddad. He was the best sort of granddad a little girl could ask for. He'd tack up my pony every morning before preschool, buy me hot dogs at the PX, and we had a rule I was allowed two snaps of his suspenders per day. I miss him dearly every day.
He was a great American. Currently reading his biography and love every story! You were fortunate to have him. Thanks for watching!
Another outstanding feature! Thank you so much for keeping the memories of these men alive
Our pleasure!
Col. Askins and my grandfather were friends, both retired Army Colonels, and lived about 75 yards apart in San Antonio for 30 years. Had the opportunity to meet him once and get him to autograph my copy of Unrepentant Sinner. Very interesting guy.
That's amazing!
Hey old neighbor!
Great video about my grandfather! Thanks, you did a good job! Leith Askins
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it and really appreciate you watching and leaving this comment!
I have his book.....very informative, entertaining reading. Please keep these coming!!!!!!!
Thank you! Will do!
Me too! Signed copy.
Love what you're doing. Please consider doing pieces in Elmer Keith and Jim Cirillo
Let's hope so, in our time!!!!!
Two masters!
Especially Jim. Unknown outside a small circle.
They are on our list for sure. Keith might be multiple episodes, so much information on him it's staggering!
Askins, Jordan, and Skeeter some of my all time favorite writers. I am always amazed at that picture of Jordan holding a K frame Smith and it looks like a toy in his hand.
Yes, his hands were massive!!
At 77, after 31 years of military service, I certainly understand Askins' appreciation of shotguns.
Thank you for your service!
This was great, thanks for the quality content!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I had put it off for sometime finally got through all the gun books I felt were required ,and then bought “Unrepentant Sinner”much to my disbelief. He had signed the book, with some advise , “Keep your powder dry old stud” I have to smile to this day every time I think of that
Fantastic! That's a keeper for sure!
What an amazing story, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it! He did some crazy stuff in his time!
Another great video ! I have read his books and articles since I was a boy in the 1950’s ! Great stuff !
Glad you enjoyed it
I always enjoyed the writings of Col.Askins and I appreciate his many accomplishments and contributions! I certainly hope he made his peace with our Lord and is waiting in Glory! Blsgs, gg🙏🙏🙏✝️✝️✝️❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙋☝️☝️☝️
Appreciate that! Thank you
Great and well done video! Thank you
Glad you liked it! Thank you!
More of these videos. I find myself waiting for the next one to be released
We love to hear that. We'll definitely keep them coming and appreciate the feedback!
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
What group of people he kill where it was bleeped out in the video?
Black folks and native folks, but he didn't use those exact words. Unrepentant Sinner is a really interesting book with a lot of crazy wars stories etc... but a bit on the heavy side as far as language for some people.
Thanks for doing a video on Col. Charles Askins. I must have read his article in the 1988 Hangunner Magazine 20 times growing up. As an adult, I finally bought "Unrepentant Sinner." I must have read it three times. The biggest turn-off was where he implied that he rigged a black subordinate paratrooper's parachute where it wouldn't work. However many gun fights he was in, that was chicken-shit. I guess the title implied that he was no one to look up to or emulate.
Definitely did some questionable things in his life.
Although he was known to carry a 1911, iirc he was a fan of the Colt New Service in both .38 special and .44-40. There's pictures of his with custom sights and a fitzed trigger guard. Also had a fully fitzed Colt New Service (bobbed and snubbed with the cut guard) that he mentioned using in a alley.
Apparently he preferred Colts due to not liking how S&W salesmen were. Though he did like the S&W 39 in his later years
We touched lightly on this in our "Creation Of the Fitz" video. It was custom-made for him by Fitz I believe. He did one for him and one for Rex Applegate. Rex's was a .45.
@@LTArms Saw Col. Applegates' Fitz New Service in a magazine article not long ago. Amazing how they made that Big old sixgun so compact! gg
@@1972glm Not to mention that hair-trigger Colt Woodsman in a shoulder holster!
Have both Unrepentant Sinner and The Pistol Shooters book
Great to hear. More need to read these!
Love his book!!
Great stuff for sure!
@@LTArms all of them Elmer Keith , skeeter Skelton,bill Jordan,jack O’Connor ,etc
Ive heard it said that the Colonel was the first man to kill another man with the 44 magnum handgun. It happened in Vietnam. He killed a Vietnamese fellow while working as an advisor for the South Vietnamese Army.
True story!
The Vietnamese fellow had been sniping at Askins as he drove between bases. Askins found the snipers hide and waited for him. He recounted that the effect of the Magnum was quite impressive on his diminutive target. Askins, while not intimidated by the recoil of the .44 Magnum, felt that the recoil interfered too much with getting a good follow up shot on target.
@@SomeMook Roger that !
Would like to see John Wooters please 😊😊
We'll add him to the list!
Askins came at a time when men were men... instead of being metrosexual as they are now... I once, while helping conduct a scuba class on Possum Kingdom lake, had one of the students who saw my classic 2" S&W M&P .38 Special (not a big gun folks) and he wanted to see it. He looked at the 'huge' bullets and asked why I would need such a big bullet. Pitiful. And yea I still pack a .45 many days.. Glock 36. The old 1911 is just to heavy for me to drag around all day.
And BTW... I read Cooper, Askins, and Jordan back in high school. And Massad Ayoob in SOF magazine while in collage (1975.)
Kids these days! 😉
Unrepentant, you say? Haa, bet he doesn't like his eternal destiny now.
Imagine this dude in todays world with its safe spaces.
He's rolling in his grave for sure!
One of the best!
Absolutely!
My Great Grandfather, wonderful man
Great family to come from! Thanks for watching!
Colonel Askins was a man of his times. I personally have never seen any benefit of repentance. When a man makes a hard decision, he lives with it...done is done. He knew what he was writing about and laid it out in plain English. We all have our likes & dislikes regarding various guns, calibers & gauges...so be it! Very good video and a good wrap-up of his life.
Thank you! Appreciate the feedback and the watch!
They DO note make them like this any more!
Agree 100%
Very entertaining.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good book it is , and I have a book he published via NRA , perhaps one of better fun books I come across . He speaks
Much about his 8mm wildcats there . And many others he liked . He also hunted in then East Pakistan and the guides really liked him . And they were writing also reports in diplomatic journals for the President . There were many a high ranking person they
wrote different about . That’s where he tried the first hunts of the 7mm REM Mag
Definitely great stories told by him and those around him!
In the NRA book he writes about the rancher which lived close to his areas in the Apache territory. The saddle and rifle , the little .44-40 hang over the fence poles of a corral all year around , all kind of weather . In its scabbard , probably saw some oil once every year or so , but it always worked .
Also about 8mm what he wrote about heavier 8mm like 230 -250 grain and solids just came to life last 15ish years ago .
Very good Life
Definitely! Thanks for watching/commenting!
You left out alot of the "unrepentant " deeds.
Haha! UA-cam isn't the biggest First Amendment supporter and is a pain with their guidelines, had to tip-toe the line and keep a lot of his colorful language, etc... to a minimum.
The "Colonel" was in truth the very Best of the Best......the things he did, fought, (and won), were truly the stuff of Legend, and made ALL the rest of the "Gun Writers " look like lace pantied wanna-bes by comparison....with the exception of Col. Jeff Cooper, who was on a par....RIP Charley......OnWard.........
Yes, Cooper could hold his own for sure!
I used to read his articles in the gun magazines back in the '60s and '70s. He had some good stuff but was a bit of a know-it-all and I skipped through a lot of his stuff.
A bit ;)
@@LTArms Yeah, a bit. :)) Or maybe most of it.
Sooo... he never was actually a Colonel but always a child.
He was a Colonel in the Army
@LTArms the doc said he was promoted up to Major. Never indicated he was made a Colonel. Honorary?
@@finallyfriday. He was actually brought back in at Major for Korea (a lower rank) but was Colonel during WW2. We should have clarified order of rank better, our apologies.
@LTArms thanks for the clarification
You got to do jack O'Connor 270winchester fanboy
We did a video on O'Connor a couple of weeks ago ;) ua-cam.com/video/GDGz84lJjB0/v-deo.html
Probably had some bad hearing
Absolutely!
I read his books. He was a psycho murderer. Many of his kills were men that he ambushed and shot in the back
were they criminals ???
he was all that, guess he felt that if he had to deal with these folks, it would be only once
Face offs at high noon are just fiction writers ideals. You do what you have to so you can go home that night.
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
He would fully admit to that I am sure!
Ole jr. was quite frankly a psychopath, and probably an alcoholic. Even his contemporaries describe his utter change in demeanor after only a few drinks, becoming almost homicidal.
Definitely a bit of crazy
Did any of them call him an Intel spook, because after looking at this video, it's pretty plain to me that he was, at least for a period of time. Intel spooks can be very creative writers, even when what they are writing about isn't supposed to be fiction, IYKWIM😉
AATW! Eighty-Deuce!
These videos would be much better if the narrator would read a bit slower instead of yapping away at 100 mph. Good content, poor delivery
We'll take that into consideration. Thanks for watching/commenting.