I met Skeeter in the late 1970s when I was stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson. I’d bought a used S&W M-28 and had Cylinder & Slide install a new .44 Spl 6 ½” target barrel on it and rechamber it to .44 Spl.
I wrote Skeeter and sent a pic of the gun. He was doing another of his articles for Shooting Times on the cartridge and wanted to see my revolver. I drove to his place in New Mexico and stayed overnight, talking guns with him. Several months later, my Smith and one of his Ruger single-actions were on the cover of Shooting Times.
Sadly, my gun was stolen in the late ‘80s and never recovered.
I wrote Skeeter and sent a pic of the gun. He was doing another of his articles for Shooting Times on the cartridge and wanted to see my revolver. I drove to his place in New Mexico and stayed overnight, talking guns with him. Several months later, my Smith and one of his Ruger single-actions were on the cover of Shooting Times.
Sadly, my gun was stolen in the late ‘80s and never recovered.