Big Game Rifles and Cartridges

Product Description

For more books like this, please visit www.SportsmansVintagePress.com In this first book of his, published in 1936, Keith takes on the big game cartridges one by one and describes just what they are capable of when put to the actual test of bringing down game. Each cartridge is treated extensively; practical and comparative data being given with all of the various weights and types of hunting bullets suitable for use in it. Here is real, first-hand, data on adaptability and killing effect, at all ranges and on all species of Western big game. Its text is filled with hunting notes and observations of the most original and accurate nature. Although originally published almost 80 years ago, this book still covers many of the hunting cartridges in use today. Despite its age, this reference work will be a valuable addition to the library of the 21st century hunter.

About the Author

Elmer Keith (1899-1984) was a rancher, hunting guide, and firearms author who spent his whole life among the big game of the Western states and the Rocky Mountains. He played a key role in the development the .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, and .44 Magnum cartridges and also developed his own style of semi-wadcutter bullet for handguns that became widely popular for both hunting and target shooting. Through his books and articles, Elmer Keith influenced and informed a generation of hunters and handgunners—he truly was one of the major figures in the firearms developments of the 20th century.