Hell, I invented the magnum! Tribute page. Thoughts, opinions, and excerpts from Keith’s writings, “Hell, I Was There”, “Sixguns” & more. Also, some gun history
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Reply to this post with a month and year (between Nov 1961 and Nov 1982) and I’ll give you your Elmer Keith “Gun Notes” horoscope advice.
In brush and timber hunting, for quick snap shooting at running game, I’ve preferred double barrel rifles to any other type.
They are short enough and have a great balance, and for those two shots, are just as quick as an automatic.
“Big Game Rifles and Cartridges” (1936)
Double barreled rifles seem to me to come up to the shoulder and swing onto moving game faster and smoother than any other type of arm, likely because I’m so used to double barreled shotgun shooting since I was a small boy.
When I was a boy, ladies went in for muffs rather than hand bags. When they carried pistols, it was usually a small short gun concealed in the muff.
“Sixguns” (1961)
Elmer Keith retweeted
Then Prince Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan, with a Wildey Magnum pistol, made for him personally by Wildey Moore. The then Prince is a known gun enthusiast and ordered pistols regularly from Moore.
Long considered the Westley Richards hand-detachable boxlock double rifle with ejectors and single trigger to be the finest of all double gun actions.
The lock only has 7 parts compared to over 20 in a side lock.
“Gun Notes” (February 1973)
Best places to shoot to drop a bear as soon as possible.
Base of the ear or in shoulders in line with the spine always worked well.
“Elmer Keith’s Big Game Hunting” (1948)
Lorraine, Druzilla and I lived well on the North Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho.
“Hell, I Was There” (1979)c
The ranch on North Fork was a good place for finding winter meat. Shot this little 2 point buck at 400 yards with a 334 OKH.
“Hell, I Was There” (1979)
