Just one of Elmer Keith's S&Ws for sale...

[Baldanders]

Along with almost every gun writer of that era. How many young shooters know who Jack O'Connor was? When he passed his obituary appeared in the New York Times; today, you rarely read his name unless a writer needs an extra 50-words for a blog-post on the .270 Winchester.

Occasionally, his Complete Book of Rilfles and Shotguns sits on my supplementary bookshelf at work to expose the youngins to the master.

[KellyinAvon]

I have a bunch of his books. Jack O was a pretty good writer. I believe he was a journalism professor at U of A and actually could write.

Elmer, eh, not so much. Kind of a blow hard.

I could buy a new Honda Civic for that price.

And stop at the gun store on the way home.

[RevolverRob]

Anyone can buy a new Honda Civic, and thus everyone can own one.

Not everyone can own a .38/44, let alone one owned/used by Elmer Keith.

[mtnbkr]

I dunno, Skeeter Skeltons books are still climbing in value. Holy Smoke!

From a sheer reading pleasure standpoint, I prefer Skeeter's works to Elmer's. I may actually divest myself of my EK books as I just don't have much interest in re-reading them, but my Skeeter Skelton books will remain as I still thumb through them periodically.

Chris

[358156hp]

From a sheer reading pleasure standpoint, I prefer Skeeter's works to Elmer's. I may actually divest myself of my EK books as I just don't have much interest in re-reading them, but my Skeeter Skelton books will remain as I still thumb through them periodically.

Chris

I sold of my Skeeter books many years back, I had read them so many times that the idea of reading them again made me feel a little queasy. Fast forward to today and I'm looking for a replacement set.

I've re-read "Hell, I was there!" almost once a year since I got it. My copy is losing pages now, and I'm looking for another copy. I re-read this book around the time we get our first real snow fall. Tradition, I guess.