• Elmer Merrifield Keith (March 8, 1899 – February 14, 1984) was an American rancher, firearms enthusiast, and author. Keith was instrumental in the development...
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    Led by articles in firearms periodicals penned by gun writers such as Elmer Keith and Skeeter Skelton, a loose cadre of enthusiastic fans who called themselves...
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    cartridge with a 0.357 in (9.07 mm) bullet diameter. It was created by Elmer Keith, Phillip B. Sharpe, and Douglas B. Wesson of firearm manufacturers Smith...
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  • Egghead evolved into Elmer over a period of a couple of years. However, animation historian Michael Barrier asserts, that "Elmer Fudd was not a modified...
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    performance. One of these hand-loaders was Elmer Keith, a prominent writer and outdoorsman of the 20th century. Keith settled on the .44 Special cartridge as...
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  • Marine Corps Elmer Beseler Harris (1939–2019), American businessman and politician Elmer Cameron Hawley (1905–1969), American novelist Elmer Keith (1899–1984)...
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    was and is considered by many, including handgun enthusiast and expert Elmer Keith, to be the finest revolver ever made. Its popular name refers to its...
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  • Remington .267 Rimfire, it was dropped in 1942. Notable handgun authority Elmer Keith lamented its demise and advocated its revival for use in revolvers. Barnes...
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    Company, intended for hunting and law enforcement purposes. In 1963, Elmer Keith and Bill Jordan, with some help from Skeeter Skelton, petitioned Smith...
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    O'Connor and Elmer Keith", rifleshootermag.com, retrieved 23 November 2017. Craig Boddington, "Shooting star: the legend of Elmer Keith", gunsandammo...
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    competitions. Some of the most famous SWC designs were developed by Elmer Keith for use in handgun hunting. These designs (C) use a wider front, and...
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    Elmer Keith Commemorative Edition in 2,500 units. In 1986, it issued 100 deluxe versions of the commemorative, with an acid-etched portrait of Keith and...
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    more to do with the heavy double-action trigger pull of the Thunderer. Elmer Keith wrote in his book Sixguns that the ".41 Long Colt was a better fight-stopper...
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    where paper targets are used, at distances of 25 metres (27 yd) or less. Elmer Keith Semiwadcutter Smith & Wesson Model 52 M.D., Vincent J.M. DiMaio (30 December...
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    Special loads, but only if Winchester would develop a new cartridge. Elmer Keith, a well known author and wildcatter at the time, was experimenting with...
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    over the edge of the rimless cartridges. Firearms developer and writer Elmer Keith considered the Colt model "rough finished" and generally not as well...
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    and duplicated it in his .22 LR pistol. Handgun author and enthusiast Elmer Keith observed that the Luger design had been unfairly criticized by gun writers...
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    down-turned grip inspired by the old #5 single-action army grip made up for Elmer Keith by gunsmith Harold Croft in 1929, although it is larger in size. This...
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  • developer after having contact with Elmer Keith in the 1940s, an Idaho rancher, firearms enthusiast, and author. Keith was instrumental in the development...
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    favor with civilian target shooters and hunters. In the early 1960s, Elmer Keith, Bill Jordan, and Skeeter Skelton, all noted firearms authorities and...
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    Generation Colt Single Action Army". September 4, 2019. Keith, Elmer (1955). Sixguns by Keith. New York: Bonanza Books.[ISBN missing][page needed] John...
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  • and long time personal friend of gun writer and firearms enthusiast Elmer Keith—recommended the M1895 in .405 Winchester to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore...
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    handguns in general. In 2008, Taffin was instrumental in opening the Elmer Keith Museum in Boise, Idaho. The museum is located inside the local Cabela's...
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    Weatherby Magnum is based on the .338-378 KT, a wildcat cartridge created by Elmer Keith and R.W. "Bob" Thomson in 1966. The KT is based on the .378 Weatherby...
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  • Matthew (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Matthew the Apostle, one of...
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    traces its heritage to the experiments conducted by Charles O'Neil, Elmer Keith and Don Hopkins with cartridges firing .333 in (8.5 mm) bullets in the...
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    Bridgeport rig was used by some lawmen into the early 20th century. Elmer Keith wore a Bridgeport rig as did James B. Gillett when he was Marshall of...
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  • Smith & Wesson Model 57—first .41 Magnum; initiated and sponsored by Elmer Keith and others, top end premier model identical in features, fit, and finish...
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    English pronunciation: /ˌsækədʒəˈwiːə/) (c. 1788 – December 20, 1812) Elmer Keith, creator of the .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, and .41 Magnum J.D. Folsom,...
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  • 385). The concept of a .41 Special was later brought up by gunwriter Elmer Keith in his 1955 work Sixguns, where he proposed the .41 special as an analog...
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