Elgin Gates

Elgin T Gates (7 November 1922 Wyoming — Idaho Falls, Idaho 16 November 1988)[1] was an American hunter, adventurer, author, and firearms and ammunition technician.[2] He was responsible for proposing and testing the super magnum cartridge family in the 1970s in collaboration with Dan Wesson,[3] which led to many wildcat designs, as well a few production cartridges such as the .357 Remington Maximum.[4]

Gates was a central person in the development of handgun metallic silhouette shooting,[5][6] and served as president of the International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association.[7][8] During his leadership of IHMSA, Elgin published a newsletter titled The Silhouette where amongst others John Taffin contributed.[9]

Before Gates died in 1988, his impressive big game trophy room was destroyed by fire.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Elgin T Gates". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  2. ^ American Rifleman | A Look Back at the Weatherby Rifle
  3. ^ Monish (2010-07-21). "Elgin T. Gates Hunter & Adventurer". africahunting.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  4. ^ American Rifleman | The .357 Maximum: Too Hot to Handle
  5. ^ IHMSA – International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association – South Kent Sportsmen's Club
  6. ^ American Rifleman | The Super Mags
  7. ^ a b "Lunching with legends: a reminiscence", Gun Magazine, March 1, 2007.
  8. ^ "IMSSU - History of Metallic Silhouette Shooting". Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  9. ^ Gates, Elgin (1988). The Gun Digest Book Of Metallic Silhouette Shooting (2 ed.). DBI. ISBN 978-0-695-81273-7.