GUNS Magazine December 1955 - Jeffersonian's Home Page

Firing pin relocation to hit centeris basic alteration of .22 rimfireto shoot centerfire .221 Askins load.At first I had the notion that with more practice, I couldbolster my skill so as to trim the competition regularly.I tried shooting every day-at first 100 rounds, and then200 shots, and finally 300, but this was not the answer. Ithen switched to the other extreme and experimentedwith firing once weekly and after that twice each sevendays. I finally settled on a practice stint every other dayyear in and year out. I lived like an Olympic athlete instrenuous training, did a regular stint of roadwork daily,followed a regime of calisthentics, careful diet, and wascautious not to over-indulge in any way.As chief instructor of firearms for the US. Border Patrol,my only chore was to improve the marksmanship standardsof the service. I felt there was a whale of a lot that wasunknown about how to train marksmen, and was determinedto pry into some of those secrets.My experiments in shooting taught me a lot but did notCenter fire "Velo Dog" cases (right below and circle) furnished brass for formingshorter .221 Askins cartridge which was loaded (center below) to equal .22.