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.45colt
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On topic..a lot of levers and some famous people.....

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Here is a great collection of pic's from long ago. Could it be Elmer Keith at about 8.10 on the film? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP9Y4nlu9Og
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Nope , not in that clip anywhere .
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That is most certainly a young EK, with his .280 DuBiel Magnum. He wasn't always an old man.

Elmer wasn't yet 30 years old when the American Rifleman started printing his articles.
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There is a photo in Keith's autobiography (page 144 in my edition) of which the caption cites 1935. Same rifle , shirt and hat but clearly a different photo than that in the video. There is also a similar photograph that I downloaded from online that cites 1933 and mrs. Keith's .300 h & h "eagle" rifle. There are two pronghorn bucks in that photo.
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I saw Theodore Roosevelt, Fred Bear, Howard Hill, Jack O’Connor, and I believe Babe Ruth!

All that game killed by men and women without any electronic devices or telescopic sights.
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I dove into My stash of books ,in 2011 I bought Keith's "Rifles for large Game" from fellow member 86er here. That picture of Elmer is on page 269 . the .280 Dubeil rifle topped with an 8 power Lyman Targetspot scope. 150 grain bullet going 3,300 fps. range was 450 yards. I often wondered what became of 86er His name was "Joe Riekers" He was from Texas.
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Ray wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 7:04 pm There is a photo in Keith's autobiography (page 144 in my edition) of which the caption cites 1935. Same rifle , shirt and hat but clearly a different photo than that in the video. There is also a similar photograph that I downloaded from online that cites 1933 and mrs. Keith's .300 h & h "eagle" rifle. There are two pronghorn bucks in that photo.
Yep, page 144 in my copy of Hell I Was There
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