The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - I enjoyed that Rob.

I enjoyed that Rob. (reply)

Hoot — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 12:25:37 +0000

Thanks.

I must admit I was sorely tempted to post a wise-acre comment like, "Are you sure he wasn't talking about Simo Häyhä? Now there's a Finnish gunman."

A finished Gunman.....ref Elmer Keith... (reply)

Catoosa — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 02:13:59 +0000

The man Keith referred to in "Sixguns" was an acquaintance named John Newman. He related that Newman was "as deadly in close range combat as they come. He had been in gun fights, knew the score, and always came out on top."

Keith apparently meant the term "finished gunman" to mean a man who had mastered the technical skills of fighting with a handgun, and proved his ability by surviving multiple gunfights.

I had the privilege of making the acquaintance of a fellow like that in my younger days, an old-time cop named Cal Sehorne. This man had also perused the pachyderm several times and lived to die in bed at a ripe old age.

Dad was born 14 years after Mr. Keith and I wondered much (reply)

Creeker — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 23:46:12 +0000

the same of him. Raised on a farm and working in the mines was full of dangers. He was hurt to the point of nearly losing a leg but he lived long a most miners.

He must have had 9 lives!! In reading his book there were (reply)

stonewalrus — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 23:19:02 +0000

Multiple times it was a wonder he survived.

He could hold his own even with a horse (reply)

Creeker — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:43:49 +0000

A finished Gunman.....ref Elmer Keith... (reply)

Sarge — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 07:06:07 +0000

Good point on working toward being above average with all three guns. Elmer certainly was.

A finished Gunman.....ref Elmer Keith... (reply)

Creeker — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 23:37:12 +0000

Handgun, rifle and shotgun skills which are above average would define a finished shooter [Gunman]. Is this the meaning of Mr. Keith's term?

A finished Gunman.....ref Elmer Keith... (reply)

Cherokee — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:15:21 +0000

I don't consider myself a "Finished Gunman" (I have never had to prove myself in a fight) but I have reached the level that I can usually hit what I want to on demand, within my eyesight limitation. I am not a natural shooter, I have to work at it; but I shoot for fun and to maitain my skill.

Good stuff... (reply)

Sarge — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:58:23 +0000

I decided awhile back that am happy with where I am.... my basic maintenance drills usually involve a couple of magazines from 3 to 50 yards, with 100-200 thrown in occasionally just for grins.

A finished Gunman.....ref Elmer Keith...

Rob Leahy — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:41:29 +0000

http://www.thetacticalwire.com/features/229198
"What really motivated this article is while I was reading Sixguns by Elmer Keith there was a reference to a man whom Keith described as a "Finished Gunman". He was defined as a man who both attained a high level of expertise as a technical shooter..."