Pioneer handgun hunter

[90north]

In the early to mid 1960's, Al Goerg was one of the first hunters to publicize the use of handguns.  He was killed in a small airplane crash in Alaska in 1965, I believe.  I seem to remember that along with his magazine articles, he authored a book on "Handgun Hunting".  Does anyone else remember his articles/book?  Any idea where I could find copies of them?  If you haven't read any of his writings, they are worth your time and effort.

[Lone Star]

I had a copy of his book but it disappeared in a move years ago.  It was quite interesting, but of course was just one man's opinion based on his rather limited experience. (Shooting caribou with a 10" XP in .221 Fireball was a stunt, not really handgun hunting....IMO anyway.  He had much more appropriate handguns along.)  

That said, the book was great reading and a wonderful historical document on the early days of the hobby.  Along with Keith's writings, Goerg had a huge impact on the sport in its infancy.   I remember reading a piece in GUNS(?) describing his conversion of an XP to 6mm Remington with laminated stock, along with chronographed ballistics.  That article stuck with me for years and had a big influence on my handgun tastes later in life.   Perhaps you could find a used copy of his book on eBay or Amazon.

[S.B.]

I have a copy of "Pioneering Handgun Hunting", bought it from the author. I also bought a shoulder holster for a 8 3/8" Smith and a hollow pointing tool and exploding bullet tool that he marketed at the time. Still have the book and exploding bullet/hollow pointer. Yes I remember his writings. His son posts on this forum occasionally. Anybody who now hunts with a handgun, owes plenty to the lessons he taught us. His work inspired me to eventually build a .224 Harvey Kaychuck. If you ever get the chance to read his book, you'll never regret it. Why don't you try asking questions with his name in the title of your post and perhaps his son will post again? He accompanied his father on many of his daring adventures(by daring I mean like hunting Brown bear with a .44 and a.270 Win for backup).