At our first meeting several years ago, one of our newer gun writers -- not particularly skilled with handguns -- loudly scorned Elmer's long-range handgunnery as so much BS. His position was that such shooting with a handgun was "impossible." He especially scoffed at Elmer's hit on a mule deer at 600 yards or so with his four-inch Model 29. <br> <br>I answered with three basic testimonies -- <br>(a) citing examples of my own and a close friend's long-range handgun shooting, using techniques we'd learned from Ed McGivern and Elmer Keith, <br>(b) telling him the details of that particular shot, as Elmer had related the incident to me, <br>and <br>(c) explaining (with sketches) the special sight picture used for such long-range shooting with a square-notch rear and a Patridge front sight. <br> <br>"Why, that makes perfect good sense!" my new writer friend exclaimed.
"Good enough" isn't.
Always take your responsibilities seriously but never yourself.
