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Today is Skeeter Skelton's B-Day. He was a big influence in my enjoyment of handgunning & SA handguns!
Happy Birthday Skeeter
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I sorta grew up with Skeeter. RIP sir. Happy Birthday.
It was my sister's birthday too
gunman42782
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Skeeter, Elmer, and John Taffin where all my favorites. May each one RIP.
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As a youngster I'd devour Skeeter's writings. His tales of the southwest,, as well as his fictional stories,, allowed my imagination to step back in time & feel like I was actually there. Elmer was a bit more of a no-nonsense type,, yet,, he too allowed his real cowboy roots to show. John put forth things in a more modern light,, yet still you could see easily he too captured the essence of being a real sixgunner.
I also enjoyed Bill Jordan,, as he always seemed to be the epitomey of a serious, but gentlemanly lawman. And his work with DA handguns was amazing.
As George Jones used to sing; "Who's gonna fill their shoes?" sticks in my mind.
I also enjoyed Bill Jordan,, as he always seemed to be the epitomey of a serious, but gentlemanly lawman. And his work with DA handguns was amazing.
As George Jones used to sing; "Who's gonna fill their shoes?" sticks in my mind.
Well, if I was still working in Playas, NM as I did back in the early 1980s, I'd stop in the Desert Den Saloon in Hatchita and see if Skeeter was there, maybe buy him a drink.
Skeeter greatly influenced my thinking and early experiences with sixguns and I've found his ideas to have withstood the test of time.
Skeeter greatly influenced my thinking and early experiences with sixguns and I've found his ideas to have withstood the test of time.
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I loved Skeeters writing! I was attending a party for my friend Charlie Pirtle, another accomplished border lawman and had the pleasure of spending some time shooting the bull with Bart Skeleton and got to listen to some good stories about Skeeter. One of the stories was that Charlie and Skeeter shared a striking resemblance to each other and would constantly confuse people. The two had not officially met in person until one day at a border station and Skeeter told Charlie so you are that SOB that is impersonating me. lol. The next day Charlie, whom was an exceptional cowboy cook with a dutch oven took Bart on a trip out into the desert outside of Las Cruces and treated him to a meal over a campfire. Bart wrote a story about that trip in Shooting Times. Most of the good ones are gone. RIP Skeeter, Charlie and Bart.
Happy Birthday Skeeter!
I Have an old invoice from Ruger for a M77 sent to him!
I Have an old invoice from Ruger for a M77 sent to him!
I got to handle one of the early .357 Maximum Blackhawks at the old MMC sight company in Deming NM. It was the one Ruger sent Skeeter for testing and evaluation. Skeeter had not picked it up yet, and the shop foreman, who was working on a early S&W 629 I had showed it to me and let me handle it. What year did the .357 Max come out - would that have been about 1982 or '83? We were living in Silver City, NM at the time, about 50 miles north of Deming.
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6gunsonly,,, that Maxi would have been in either 1981 or 1982,, depending upon when Ruger sent it to Skeeter.
Skeeter had a way of spinning a tale to make you feel as if you were there,, and he was talking to you. Kinda carefully draw you in & with his way,, you could easily understand what he was saying.
Gone too soon from us! But his legacy lives on.
Skeeter had a way of spinning a tale to make you feel as if you were there,, and he was talking to you. Kinda carefully draw you in & with his way,, you could easily understand what he was saying.
Gone too soon from us! But his legacy lives on.
I checked out the shipping address on the invoice, and it appears to be, or once have been, a gun shop. 
I have that story ripped from the magazine in a plastic sleeve. By far one of my favorite things I've ever read. Bart was at his peak when he wrote of that desert excursion.
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I miss Charlie and think of him often, never a man that exemplified the title Gentleman more. I feel fortunate to have been able to spend the time that I did with him.
I do so much miss the writers like Skeeter. I do miss buying and reading gun magazines but then I really like today's forums. Time marches on, ready or not.
Happy Birthday Skeeter.
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Skeeter was one of the best storytellers ever! His writing about fictional characters was his style of writing which he wove sixguns into. Loved both aspects of his writing.
