Gun Notes

From 1961 till the late 1970's Elmer Keith was a regular contributor to Guns & Ammo magazine with a regular monthly column. From these treasures trove the material, the finest articles were selected and compiled in a two-volume series.

Elmer Merrifield Keith was born 8 March 1899 in Hardin, Missouri. His family moved to Montana while he was still very young. He was a rugged frontiersman who grew up in the West during the last of its "wild and woolly days." At an early age he became an expert with firearms. Keith had the persona of being "bigger than life," and he is generally regarded by those who knew him personally to be "quite a character." He married Lorraine Randall in 1926, and they had two children, one of whom died tragically at an early age. Keith died 14 February 1983 in Boise, Idaho

Foreword

ix

Warning

xii

Acknowledgments

xiii

1971

1

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January -- Maximum Loads

February -- Cartridges Based on the .30-06 Case

March -- Easy Bear, Mossberg Trap Magnum 12-Bore

April -- Long-Range Rifles

May -- Thompson/Center Hawken Rifle, .45-70 Loads

June -- Nash Buckingham Passes, Ruger 7mm Magnum Model 77, Clark Eye Shield, Remington Lightweight Model 1100

July -- Dan Wesson .357 Sixgun, More on the 5mm Remington Rimfire

August -- .338-74 Keith: A New Cartridge

September -- The Big-Bore Ruger No. 1s

October -- New Barnes Bullets, Mauser Interchangeable Action, New Browning Metallic Ammunition

November -- Replica Arms Co. Walker 44, Gunstik

December -- Remington Model 700 BDL .25-06

1972

21

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January -- Needed--A Modern Police Car, Ruger Convertibles

February -- The 1968 Gun Law

April -- Shot Sizes for Game Shooting

May -- Pete Kuhlhoff Passes, Thompson Center Vernier Sight, .577 Cast Bullets & Load

June -- Loads for the .458

July -- Shotgun Chokes

August -- .45 Colt

September -- Five Rounds in Single Actions, Marlin's New .45-70 Model 1895

October -- Steel Shot, Magnum Mauser Actions

November -- Replica Arms Co. Walker 44, Gunstik

December -- Misfires in Sixgun Reloads, Shark Medicine

1973

35

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January -- Bullet & Groove Diameters

February -- .45-70 Loads for '86 Win. & '95 Marlin, Westley Richards Boxlock, Long-Range Game Shooting

March -- Sixgun Pressures and Barrel Lengths

April -- .50-70 Springfield Rifle, .38-40 Single Action; Elk, Moose Loads; .400 Whelen Data; Bullet Casting Alloy; .44 Magnum, .41 Magnum or .45 LC; Hammerli .45 Revolver; .380 For Self-Defense

May -- R.W. (Bob) Thompson Passes On

June -- Rifles in .358 Winchester

July -- Long-Range Big-Game Cartridges, Ruger M77 in .338, .458 Magnum

August -- Handguns for Peace Officers, Remington Model 3200

September -- Cast Handgun Bullets

October -- Brush Busting Bullets, Improved Ruger Blackhawks

November -- Pass-Shooting Guns

December -- Thoughts on Trigger Pull, Safeties

1974

57

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January -- Iron Sight Roundup, Benchresting Heavy Rifles

February -- .458 Mag Accuracy, Second Handgunners Award, Muzzleloading Misfires

March -- The Colt-Sauer Rifle, Lead or Forward Allowance

April -- Peace Officers' Handguns Update

May -- Benchresting Big-Bore Rifles

June -- New Sierra 7mm 175-Grain Boattail, Some Double-Rifle Reloads, Off-Duty Police Gun

July -- Bullet Construction and Game, Barrel Length vs. Velocities, .45-70 Loads For Ruger No. 1

September -- Cast Handgun Bullets

October -- Rifles for Brown & Grizzly Bear

November -- RWS Primers for British Cases, Safeties

December -- .45 Caliber Basic Cases, The Steel Shot Controversy

1975

83

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January -- Judge Don Martin Passes

February -- Big-Game Bullets

March -- Buttstock Changes and the Sporting Double Rifle, The .222

April -- Sierra 7mm Boattail Bullet, Metal Fouling

May -- Gun Engraving

June -- Misfires & Hangfires with Reloads, Jug or Recessed Choke

July -- Revolver Barrel Squeeze, .44 Magnum Pressure, FBI Report, Keith Autobiography

August -- Sixgun Sights

September -- Small-Caliber Rifles

October -- .44 Auto-Mag, Daisy Model 881, Trigger & Trigger Pulls

November -- Hunting Scope Mounts, John Buhmiller Passes

December -- Barrel Lengths and Velocities

1976

109

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January -- The .35 Whelen, Slant-faced Receivers & Straightened Barrels

February -- Handgun Bullets

March -- Scope Mounting, Long-Range Stalking Rifles

April -- Elephant & Cape Buffalo Rifles

May -- Winchester Arms Collection, Stock Length

June -- Proper Lead

July -- One Gun, One Load

September -- Shotshell Experimentation

October -- New Remington Magnum 10 Ammo, Ruger's Single Action

November -- .375 H&H Magnum Recoil

December -- Shot for Waterfowl, Nitro Express Loads

1977

131

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January -- Steel Shot Again

February -- Boattail or Flat-Base, Parallax

March -- Big-Game Bullets

April -- Personal Life, Part One

May -- Personal Life, Part Two; Bullet Jackets

June -- Personal Life, Part Three; Charley O'Neil

July -- Personal Life, Part Four; Hunting Trip

August -- Personal Life, Part Five

September -- Big-Game Rifle Bullets, Bull Barrel Target S&Ws

October -- 1977 NRA Convention

November -- No. 3 Shot, Flintlock Pistol, Heavy-Jacket Bullets, 9.3x74R and .404 Jeffery

December -- .338-74 Keith

1978

155

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January -- The Return of the Single-Action, Part One

February -- The Return of the Single-Action, Part Two

March -- The Return of the Single-Action, Part Three

April -- Sixgun Safety, Forward Allowance

June -- Blackbuck Hunt

July -- Bead or Blade, Bull Barrel Target S&Ws

August -- Rifle Slings, Stock Combs

September -- Loading a '74 Sharps

October -- Shoulder Holsters, Sixgun Penetration

November -- Scope-Sighted Handguns

December -- .41 Magnum Loads

1979

173

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June -- Editor's Note

July -- In Memoriam

August -- New Colt Percussion Revolvers, Magnum Pistol Primers

September -- Practical Pistol Matches, Left-Hand Bolt-Actions

November -- Editor's Note, Barrel Length vs Velocity Shotguns, Rifle, Handgun

December -- .338 Keith Cartridges, Light vs. Heavy Barrels

1980

181

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January -- Misloading Hazards

February -- Powder Storage, Ruger No. 1 in .338 Magnum

March -- Ruger .44 Magnum Redhawk

April -- Keith's 1979 Antelope Hunt

May -- 1979 Antelope Hunt (continued from last month), .375 H&H Loads

August -- Handgunner Award, Triggers and Trigger Pulls

September -- Trigger Pulls (continued from last month), Walking Rifles, Sixgun Penetration

November -- Game Bullet Performance

December -- Sighting in Hunting Arms, Handgun Barrel Lengths

1981

197

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January -- .41 Magnum Loads, Handling Recoil

February -- Misfires and Hangfires, Stock Length

March -- Sixgun Leading

May -- .338 Win. Magnum Reloads, Gunstock Fit

June -- Joyce Hornady Passes

July -- Ted Fowler Passes, Safety May Fail

August -- Adjusting Trigger Pulls

October -- Montana Gun Show, Cast Bullet Tempers, Repeating Shotguns

November -- Hoppe's No. 9 Solvent, Shooting Up- or Downhill

December -- .45 Auto or 9mm, Snake Loads for Sixguns, Wide Triggers, Hammers, Dismantling Fine Guns

1982

209

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January -- Expanding Rifle Bullets, Bullet Diameter

February -- Bullet Diameter (continued from last month)

May -- Gun Safeties

June -- Editor's Note, Where to Hit Big Game

July -- Trajectory, Trigger Shoes

August -- Sighting in Hunting Rifles, Penetration of Solids

September -- Big-Game Bullets

October -- Compressed Rifle Charges

November -- Editor's Note

1983--1984

227

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April -- Dear Elmer Keith Fans

April -- Editor's Note

May -- Elmer Merrifield Keith (1899--1984)

Introduction to Lettters

231

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Lettters

233

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