Gun Notes: Elmer Keith's Guns & Ammo Articles of the 1960's

by Elmer Keith

This first volume covers the 1960's and includes incredible information on firearms, ballistics, and hunting.

219 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1995

About the author

Elmer Keith was an Idaho rancher, firearms enthusiast, big game hunter and firearms writer. Among the many handgun and rifle loads that he helped to develop the two most famous would have to the 44 magnum and 41 magnum. At times Keith was described as cranky, obstinate and eccentic, but also outspoken,brilliant, generous and a good friend. Keith was unique and has earned himself a place in the history of American firearms and hunting.

Reviews

[Andy Herzfeld · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this one a while back and refer to it every now and then. It is a collection of articles he wrote on his guns, testing and what they should do, loads, etc. He was a crack shot and had a keen mind for innovation in a time when the gun industry was evolving. He was working with components in his loads that were nowhere near what we have today in terms of quality. He developed the 44 magnum by blowing up Smith & Wesson 44 special revolvers until he figured it out. He had a lot to do with a lot of other rifle cartridges like the 338 Win Mag. He liked the big slow bullets and felt they killed better than small fast projectiles. He was probably right in his time there were no Barnes all copper bullets or even controlled expansion fused bullets all came after his time.

[Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

This man loved BIG! he advocated for big loads for most everything. He really liked the 10 gauge, 44 mag and the .35 Whelen.