 Elmer Keith
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08/15/2014 4:21 PM
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"I have more guns then I need but not as many as I want" "Handgun hunters HAVE to be good"
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Re: Elmer Keith
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08/15/2014 5:00 PM
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Above pictures: 1) Front of exhibit 2) The desk where he wrote all his articles 3) Some of his trophies 4) The #5 5) Colt 44 Special with quick draw attachment 6) Colt 44 with long range sights 7) Colt 44 with adj. sights 8) More trophies 9) Boswell 500 10) Jeffery 450/400 11) 1st American Handgunner Award 12) Westly Richards 577 13) S&W 44 mag with 5" barrel 
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Member-HHI #2900-HHASA #067
Colt-Ruger-Freedom Arms-and S&W Collector Assoc.s
"I have more guns then I need but not as many as I want" "Handgun hunters HAVE to be good"
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Re: Elmer Keith
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08/15/2014 5:42 PM
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Like a kid in a candy store, James ;-)
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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Re: Elmer Keith
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08/15/2014 5:54 PM
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Like a kid in a candy store, James ;-) Rod, Your exactly right. I did not know where to look next. So glad I made the visit....
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"I have more guns then I need but not as many as I want" "Handgun hunters HAVE to be good"
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Re: Elmer Keith
[Re: jamesfromjersey]
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08/15/2014 6:47 PM
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He was much bigger than the size 5 1/2 boots he wore.
Enjoying to circle of life
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Re: Elmer Keith
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08/15/2014 8:13 PM
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Got to see it 5yrs ago on my honey moon,by I never tire seeing pics of it,nice James, it's definitely a place for inspiration. Thanks for sharing, you really are living it up since retiring, good for you,and us
"If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence,try orderin' someone else's dog around" unknown cowboy
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Re: Elmer Keith
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08/16/2014 1:21 AM
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The gentleman was a shootist, plain and simple, a wildcatter,without him and his efforts, along with a few key others we would not be enjoying the benefits of their efforts.
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Re: Elmer Keith
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08/16/2014 1:13 PM
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The Elmer Keith exhibit is something I have wanted to see myself. Thanks for sharing your awesome experience with us James!! I think Keith's custom six guns are some of the most beautiful firearms I have ever seen. Spent many hours staring at pictures of them in magazines and books. The awesome part of it is that he worked them like rented mules. I always have had respect for that. As nice as they were he never let the aesthetic value stop him from using them in the field.
Do not take your greatness to the graveyard!!
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Re: Elmer Keith
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08/16/2014 3:33 PM
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Thanks for the tour James. Awesome.
Support bacteria:
It's the only culture some people have
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Re: Elmer Keith
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08/16/2014 4:34 PM
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I'm looking forward to visiting it again in October.
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08/16/2014 6:28 PM
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Thanks for sharing James. I was able to see it too a couple years back when the annual S&W collectors show was help in Boise. It's some beautiful country around there.
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Re: Elmer Keith
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08/17/2014 1:09 PM
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Everything before "but" is B.S.
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Re: Elmer Keith
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08/18/2014 1:40 AM
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I have two favorite pistols in his collection, the eagle gripped number 5, the SW5 ".
i love all the sharps rifles too.
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