Source: Askins, C: The Art of Handgun Shooting, 1939"The grandest defense gun I have ever had was a Colt .45 New Service with the barrel cut down to two inches. The hammer had been dehorned ... the trigger guard was cut entirely away in the front ... the grip was shortened ... it was a whiz for the purpose intended."
I believe Askins was well able to "test it completely."mete said:If you come up with ideas test it completely !!
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_AskinsAskins was recruited by the U.S. Border Patrol in 1930. In his memoir Unrepentant Sinner, Askins recounted that he had been involved in at least one gunfight every week.
During his service in the Border Patrol, Askins won many pistol championships, and was made the leader of the Border Patrol's handgun skills program.
Such an ambiguous statement that one wonders why you bothered to post it at all. What are the tactical issues and what modifications are you referring to? Or, are we going to be left guessing?Now there are all sorts of tactical issues related to this and I would not want to be using a firearm that was intentionally modified for contact distance...
Such an ambiguous statement that one wonders why you bothered to post it at all. What are the tactical issues and what modifications are you referring to? Or, are we going to be left guessing?
Charlie Askins described a belly gun as one you press against your enemy's belly and pull the trigger. This go me wondering if there are any legal ramifications from being 'too close" ?
My statement was intended only to address legal ramifications of distance. It was not intended to address legal ramifications of a modified firearm or...
What, then, was the point of this: "I would not want to be using a firearm that was intentionally modified for contact distance"?
I did not see anyone else having raised the issue.A statement of personal preference that I left undefended and did not get into in depth because it was not the original topic on hand but had been raised as a secondary topic by others.What, then, was the point of this: "I would not want to be using a firearm that was intentionally modified for contact distance"?
"The grandest defense gun I have ever had was a Colt .45 New Service with the barrel cut down to two inches. The hammer had been dehorned ... the trigger guard was cut entirely away in the front ... the grip was shortened ... it was a whiz for the purpose intended."
I didn't.Lohman446 said:That did not raise the question of modified guns?
Not the question of guns "intentionally modified for contact distance".That did not raise the question of modified guns?
The Fitz Special was intended for improved concealment. Nothing about "contact distance".