Not only has Point Shooting been controversial in the shooting world with the adherents of aimed shooting, but there are different takes on the subject among those who actually espouse, train, and use it.
And even among it's supporters, there are variations depending on which icon of the system you train with. Now there are a lot of people on Youtube who try to demonstrate it's usefulness, but unfortunately do a poor job. Accordingly, whether it be W.E. Fairbairn, Rex Applegate, or John McSweeney, there are subtle differences of nuance/detail between them.
Today however I'm presenting the style used by Col. Charles Askins. Between 1927 and 1971, he served as a Forest Ranger, US Border patrolman, and as a US Army officer in WW2, Korea and South Vietnam. He is known to have killed 27 men over the course of his Border Patrol and Military careers. Most of the shootings having taken place between 1927 and 1940 during his Border Patrol days.
The article below is his personal take on Point Shooting.
https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/8/7/throwback-thursday-point-shooting/
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