"...Well, alibi guns are no longer needed and are a thing of the past, so I am told. But to get to the story that this was all leading up to..." -Bill Jordan, No Second Place Winner, "Chapter 1".
"...where the double action feature is not present, some automatic users attempt to make a more rapid first shot possible by carrying the weapon in the holster cocked, with the thumb safety on. While I am aware that there are other safety devices and that, theoretically at least, this is a safe practice, I have never seen a gun so carried without a momentary feeling that the man had forgotten something!" -Bill Jordan, No Second Place Winner, "Sidearms".
"...Don't use your gun as a club. There are seldom occasions when use of a club is required to subdue a prisoner or to defend yourself. If the situation has gotten that far out of control, use of the gun for the purpose for which it was designed will likely be in order. And, in establishing the 'amount of force which was necessary,' you will probably find it easier to convince a coroner's jury that you didn't shoot him too much than that you didn't hit him too hard..." -Bill Jordan, No Second Place Winner, "Gun Fighting".
No Second Place Winner, full of an seasoned and accomplished gun fighter's experience and wisdom, is a true classic that belongs on your bookshelf.
If you get an opportunity, watch Rock Springs: Deadly Draw in the Wild West, Episode 11 from Season 3 of the A&E series City Confidential. That episode will tell you a little bit about the man who was Bill Jordan.
"...where the double action feature is not present, some automatic users attempt to make a more rapid first shot possible by carrying the weapon in the holster cocked, with the thumb safety on. While I am aware that there are other safety devices and that, theoretically at least, this is a safe practice, I have never seen a gun so carried without a momentary feeling that the man had forgotten something!" -Bill Jordan, No Second Place Winner, "Sidearms".
"...Don't use your gun as a club. There are seldom occasions when use of a club is required to subdue a prisoner or to defend yourself. If the situation has gotten that far out of control, use of the gun for the purpose for which it was designed will likely be in order. And, in establishing the 'amount of force which was necessary,' you will probably find it easier to convince a coroner's jury that you didn't shoot him too much than that you didn't hit him too hard..." -Bill Jordan, No Second Place Winner, "Gun Fighting".
No Second Place Winner, full of an seasoned and accomplished gun fighter's experience and wisdom, is a true classic that belongs on your bookshelf.
If you get an opportunity, watch Rock Springs: Deadly Draw in the Wild West, Episode 11 from Season 3 of the A&E series City Confidential. That episode will tell you a little bit about the man who was Bill Jordan.
