KEITH'S RIFLES FOR LARGE GAME [Y]

Hardcover with DJ, First Edition 1946 Standard Publishing 406 pages. Very Good, in a Good DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to black cloth boards with silver titles and green accents - corners bumped. Moderate shelf/edge wear, rubbing and chipping to scarce (and thin) DJ - now in mylar. Previous owner name and date on FFEP. All other pages are clean and unmarked except for pg 162 which has a small stain in the textblock margin. Textblock edges show a small faint stain as well. Photographic endpapers. 28 chapters and many photographs (2 page spread show 21 bullets recovered from game animals to compare effectiveness at different ranges and bullet weights). The finest gun writer of the 20th century, Elmer Keith. Elmer Merrifield Keith (March 8, 1899 February 14, 1984 was an Idaho rancher, firearms enthusiast, and author. Keith was instrumental in the development of the first magnum revolver cartridge, the .357 Magnum, as well as the later .44 Magnum and .41 Magnum cartridges, credited by Roy G. Jinks as "the father of big bore handgunning." Keith was a prolific writer, writing both books and magazine columns. During the 1950s and 1960s, he was especially well known for his regular monthly columns he wrote for Guns & Ammo magazine and American Rifleman typically exploring the performance of the latest new gun offerings, especially those firing large, heavy bullets pushed to high velocities. Keith was instrumental in the development of various wildcat cartridges, a few of which were later adopted as factory rounds. This is still the definitive book on rifles for large game. He was no fan of small calibers for medium game and would not suffer fools that had no practical experience in hunting. Riling 2551] Very respectable vintage copy in DJ. LOC FB-02

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Publisher: Standard Publications, Inc.

Year: 1946-01-01

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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