Sixguns [Hardcover]

Elmer Keith (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 308 pages
• Publisher: Wolfe Pub Co (November 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879356090
• ISBN-13: 978-1879356092
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #92 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Hunting & Fishing > Shooting

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most comprehensive book on sixguns ever written., October 7, 1999

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David A. Sinko ([e-mail]) (Bethlehem, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sixguns (Hardcover)

Elmer Keith's knowledge of every facet of handguns in general and sixshooters in particular is truly remarkable. He covers it all, from history to game shooting to gunfighting and much more. Although this book was written before the advent of the .44 Magnum, Mr. Keith's knowledge and experience are invaluable, with his game shooting and long range abilities most impressive of all. Elmer also covers slip shooting with the Colt SAA, a fascinating and surprisingly effective technique generally ignored by modern writers. But most important, Elmer's honesty and integrity were his greatest attributes to those who knew him. If you love good old sixshooters, you must have this book.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, October 3, 2002

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Mr TOM W. SHEPHERD (El Monte, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sixguns (Hardcover)

Kieth writes in a clear and concise style which will help anyone with thier abilities to fire revolvers. I love to shoot revolvers. I don't know why, maybe it's aethetics ( I just like the way they look) or the history (Wyatt Earp had one y'know). It is a subject,however, that is rarely delt with in contemporary gun litrature while semi-automatic pistols and fully automatic weapons are written about to death.
The main thing that I enjoyed so much about this book is the perspective that it's written from. Kieth is from a time and place where shooting was as important as being able to read. Maybe more so. He's got a chapter on "Gunfighting" for God's sake. And while He says that He himself has never had to shoot someone he say's that he has been shot at, and he discusses the subject as if it were the most natural thing in the world.... He also adds in the competition section of the book that if you are very nervous about the match "take a drink of whiskey to calm your nerves". ... ...
The techniques of shooting, sighting in the gun, drawing and fireing, and accurate long range shooting are as useful today as they were when this was written. Needless to say I recommend this book to not only those interested in shooting but those interested in the social climate of the rural United States before WW2.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gospel According To Keith, September 15, 2005

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Jeffrey Fink (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sixguns (Hardcover)

If you enjoy owning and shooting sixguns, this book should be part of your library, period.
It's the distillation of a lifetime of gun writing, shooting, hunting, guiding, cowboying, and gun and bullet design.
Simply put, Mr. Keith did it all. From basic shooting to interviews with old gunfighters and Civil War veterans, Elmer documents what he believes needs documenting.
The book is over 50 years old now, and most of it is still true today; I refer to it constantly, and have read it through several times.
Mr. Keith was a national treasure. If you enjoy guns, use that as an excuse to get this book.