A gunwriter from the Petersen Group wrote an article on Askins after he died which was pretty succinct. He said Askins either liked you or despised you--there was no middle ground. I think he was probably right. I guess the Col. liked me because we corresponded a lot through the years. He sent me a couple of boxes of 8mm 200g partitions to test before Nosler introduced them to the public. I liked him. I really hurt for him with his unrepentant attitude. He probably wrestled with a lot of personal demons. One thing was for sure---you did not mess with him if you valued your hide.