250:
82:
Skelton's work frequently poked fun at himself. His "Me and Joe" stories of his
Depression-era youth, while including references to period firearms, were character-oriented rather than technical pieces. His 'Dobe Grant' and 'Jug Johnson' short stories were perhaps the only fiction routinely published
47:. After his first nationally published article hit newsstands in September 1959, Skelton began writing part-time for firearms periodicals. In 1974 he retired from the DEA and concentrated full-time on his writing.
316:
84:
336:
287:
59:
in 1966, in 1967 he became the handgun editor for the magazine until his death in 1988. His periodical articles were collected in
216:
188:
163:
138:
321:
44:
280:
341:
326:
32:
28:
36:
273:
331:
311:
306:
68:
8:
261:
40:
212:
184:
159:
134:
31:
from 1945–1946 he began a law enforcement career which included service with the
20:
257:
72:
24:
300:
235:
204:
126:
106:
102:
76:
181:
Hoglegs, Hipshots and Jalapeños : Selected Works of
Skeeter Skelton
156:
Good
Friends, Good Guns, Good Whiskey: Selected Works of Skeeter Skelton
65:
Hoglegs, Hipshots and Jalapeños : Selected Works of
Skeeter Skelton
61:
Good
Friends, Good Guns, Good Whiskey: Selected Works of Skeeter Skelton
93:
magazine is currently reprinting past "Hip Shots" articles by
Skelton.
27:) was an American lawman and firearms writer. After serving in the
249:
298:
281:
288:
274:
83:by a popular shooting magazine. His son
178:
153:
101:Skelton is credited by firearms writer
317:Drug Enforcement Administration agents
299:
203:
125:
256:This Texas biographical article is a
211:. Gun Digest Books. pp. 65, 72.
43:and Special Agent in Charge with the
244:
133:. Krause Publications. p. 121.
55:Skelton wrote his first article for
13:
337:United States Border Patrol agents
14:
353:
236:Collected writings at Dark Canyon
229:
39:, and investigator with both the
248:
45:Drug Enforcement Administration
17:Charles Allan "Skeeter" Skelton
197:
172:
147:
119:
1:
112:
23:– January 17, 1988, in
260:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
322:People from Hereford, Texas
67:. He was a contemporary of
33:United States Border Patrol
10:
358:
243:
209:Gun Digest Book of the .44
50:
29:United States Marine Corps
179:Skelton, Skeeter (1991).
154:Skelton, Skeeter (1988).
96:
105:with the revival of the
37:Deaf Smith County, Texas
35:, a term as Sheriff of
87:was also a gun writer.
131:Single Action Sixguns
183:. PJS Publications.
158:. PJS Publications.
342:Texas people stubs
327:Writers from Texas
41:US Customs Service
269:
268:
218:978-0-89689-416-7
190:978-0-9621148-6-1
165:978-0-9621148-0-9
140:978-0-87349-953-8
19:(May 1, 1928, in
349:
290:
283:
276:
252:
245:
223:
222:
201:
195:
194:
176:
170:
169:
151:
145:
144:
123:
357:
356:
352:
351:
350:
348:
347:
346:
297:
296:
295:
294:
241:
232:
227:
226:
219:
202:
198:
191:
177:
173:
166:
152:
148:
141:
124:
120:
115:
99:
53:
21:Hereford, Texas
12:
11:
5:
355:
345:
344:
339:
334:
329:
324:
319:
314:
309:
293:
292:
285:
278:
270:
267:
266:
253:
239:
238:
231:
230:External links
228:
225:
224:
217:
196:
189:
171:
164:
146:
139:
117:
116:
114:
111:
98:
95:
91:Shooting Times
73:Charles Askins
57:Shooting Times
52:
49:
25:El Paso, Texas
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
354:
343:
340:
338:
335:
333:
330:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
305:
304:
302:
291:
286:
284:
279:
277:
272:
271:
265:
263:
259:
254:
251:
247:
246:
242:
237:
234:
233:
220:
214:
210:
206:
200:
192:
186:
182:
175:
167:
161:
157:
150:
142:
136:
132:
128:
122:
118:
110:
108:
104:
94:
92:
88:
86:
80:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
48:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
26:
22:
18:
262:expanding it
255:
240:
208:
205:Taffin, John
199:
180:
174:
155:
149:
130:
127:Taffin, John
121:
100:
90:
89:
85:Bart Skelton
81:
64:
60:
56:
54:
16:
15:
332:Gun writers
312:1988 deaths
307:1928 births
107:.44 Special
103:John Taffin
77:Elmer Keith
69:Bill Jordan
301:Categories
113:References
207:(2006).
129:(2005).
109:round.
51:Writing
215:
187:
162:
137:
97:Legacy
258:stub
213:ISBN
185:ISBN
160:ISBN
135:ISBN
75:and
63:and
303::
79:.
71:,
289:e
282:t
275:v
264:.
221:.
193:.
168:.
143:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
