CHAPTER XVII 



VARIOUS NOTES 



Rifles. — Every man must choose for himself 

 according to his experience and his strength. 



For the past three years I have shot with a 

 Tolley D.B. -470 and a -318 Westley Richards, 

 and I ask for nothing better. 



With a -470 or similar heavy rifle in his hand, 

 a man on foot is master of the jungle. During the 

 past two years I have hit the following game with 

 the -470 : 



2 elephant. 



1 buffalo. 

 4 bison. 



20 tiger. 



2 panther. 

 1 sambhur. 

 1 nilghai. 



1 blackbuck. 



32 head. 



Of these, 1 bison (hit too high up) and 2 tiger 

 (1 hit at night and 1 a long quick shot) got away 

 and were never recovered. 



Of the others, 1 elephant, 1 buffalo, 1 bison, 2 

 tiger, and 1 panther travelled varying distances — 

 from fifty yards to a quarter of a mile — from where 



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