madmo44mag
New member
I just want to thank a few of y’all for the smiles and giggles.
This debate comes up every year or so and it is always fun to follow.
There are three groups of Elmer Keith folks the first is those of hard facts and rules of nature and then there are the folks that have some hands on knowledge of shooting big bore pistol rounds at distance and then there is the last group; they follow the legend and hard facts and rules of nature are secondary too the story and hands on experience is limited.
Now I have been shooting 44mag my entire adult life and I am over half a century old (god that sounds old)
Back when I could see 250 yards I could hold a plate sized group with a 44 mag and no bench rest. With a rest the plate went down to 6 inches.
I can’t tell you how much elevation was used or how much windage I applied. I have no idea. What I did know was looking through the sights if I wanted my bullet to hit a certain spot and aimed at a spot above it and left or right a ways and the bullet hit the target.
Knowing my own skill and ability with a 44 mag and Elmer being who he was and doing what he did I have little reason to doubt the story
Was there luck involved – heck yah there was luck involved. At that range I don’t care what you are shooting there is a little luck involved. Does the math work out – well sort of depending on who’s doing the figuring.
Back before the interweb I have seen noses broke and teeth lost at the deer camp over this debate and always there were three groups of people in the debate.
Just an observation and once again thanks for the chuckles!
This debate comes up every year or so and it is always fun to follow.
There are three groups of Elmer Keith folks the first is those of hard facts and rules of nature and then there are the folks that have some hands on knowledge of shooting big bore pistol rounds at distance and then there is the last group; they follow the legend and hard facts and rules of nature are secondary too the story and hands on experience is limited.
Now I have been shooting 44mag my entire adult life and I am over half a century old (god that sounds old)
Back when I could see 250 yards I could hold a plate sized group with a 44 mag and no bench rest. With a rest the plate went down to 6 inches.
I can’t tell you how much elevation was used or how much windage I applied. I have no idea. What I did know was looking through the sights if I wanted my bullet to hit a certain spot and aimed at a spot above it and left or right a ways and the bullet hit the target.
Knowing my own skill and ability with a 44 mag and Elmer being who he was and doing what he did I have little reason to doubt the story
Was there luck involved – heck yah there was luck involved. At that range I don’t care what you are shooting there is a little luck involved. Does the math work out – well sort of depending on who’s doing the figuring.
Back before the interweb I have seen noses broke and teeth lost at the deer camp over this debate and always there were three groups of people in the debate.
Just an observation and once again thanks for the chuckles!