Mr Keith was a kind and decent man. I met him several times, after the first meeting he always remembered me and we talked a lot. The times he grew up in and worked as a young man were tough beyond belief. His cast bullets of 16:1 were from pulled 45/70 government issued ammo. He hunted with military 30/06 ammo probably because that was all he could get or afford. Take a trip to Durkee Oregon or Winston Montana and tell us how easy life is there now let alone in the pre war years. Or wander north of Avon Montana and see how far he walked in a snowstorm before he saw a light in a cabin. Elmer Keith taught me a lot about ballistics, my father taught me to shoot. I owe them both
