Elgin Gates

Elgin T Gates (7 November 1922 – 16 November 1988){{cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9624406/elgin-t-gates |title=Elgin T Gates |publisher=Find A Grave |author= |language=English|date= |page= |accessdate=2019-09-04}} was an American hunter, adventurer, author, and firearms and ammunition technician who was born in Wyoming and died in Idaho Falls, Idaho.[https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2019/6/10/a-look-back-at-the-weatherby-rifle American Rifleman | A Look Back at the Weatherby Rifle] He was responsible for proposing and testing the super magnum cartridge family in the 1970s in collaboration with Dan Wesson,{{cite web |url=https://www.africahunting.com/threads/elgin-t-gates-hunter-adventurer.3309/ |title=Elgin T. Gates Hunter & Adventurer |publisher=africahunting.com |author=Monish |language=English|date=2010-07-21 |page= |accessdate=2019-09-04}} which led to many wildcat designs, as well a few production cartridges such as the .357 Remington Maximum.[https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2021/1/17/the-357-maximum-too-hot-to-handle American Rifleman | The .357 Maximum: Too Hot to Handle]

Gates was a central person in the development of handgun metallic silhouette shooting,[https://sksc.org/front-page-2/matches/ihmsa-international-handgun-metallic-silhouette-association/ IHMSA – International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association – South Kent Sportsmen's Club][https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2012/9/10/the-super-mags American Rifleman | The Super Mags] and served as president of the International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association.[https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lunching+with+legends%3A+a+reminiscence.-a0158387331 "Lunching with legends: a reminiscence"], Gun Magazine, March 1, 2007.{{Cite web |url=https://www.imssu.org/history.aspx |title=IMSSU - History of Metallic Silhouette Shooting |access-date=2020-09-29 |archive-date=2020-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406224638/https://www.imssu.org/history.aspx |url-status=dead }} During his leadership of IHMSA, Elgin published a newsletter titled The Silhouette where amongst others John Taffin contributed.{{cite book|title=The Gun Digest Book Of Metallic Silhouette Shooting|edition= 2|first=Elgin|last=Gates|year =1988|publisher =DBI|isbn=978-0-695-81273-7}}

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