I came across the Elmer Keith commemorative at a gun show the week before last.  I purchased it for an incredible price, unfired with the box, the cylinder has been turned and the plaque is gone from the box.  The gun is beautiful and I recently found out there is a deluxe, mine is the standard.  Do I keep it unfired and let it collect dust or do I honor the respectable man by firing it and sighting it in as it should be.  So the question I am asking is yes or no? 

You shoot yours and then I'll shoot mine. I was going to wait until the shoot in june and fire it then(maybe). The first 100 had the ivory grips. as for the plaque it was shipped in an envelope in the box never attatched at the factory. Yours was probably just lost.It would be easy to have a trophy shop make one thats close though. I'm glad you got a deal I didn't but I told my wife that I did.

I actually shot mine two weeks ago.  I want everyone to know it shot excellent the sights were undoubtedly setup for 50 yards maybe more but @150yds this baby was ringing the saw I had set up.  I should have made a video of it.  As for the grips I am making a set of curly maple ones right now because I like the way the presentation grips looked and I have plenty of curly maple so I decided to make them but I have an issue.  I need a plastic or metal cast frame because I dont want to use the EMK 29 frame mainly beause I want them to fit perfect.  If anyone can help with that it would be great or if anybody knows anyone who makes them for a decent price let me know the maple I am using is 5 curls per inch .