140 THROUGH UNKNOWN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. 
my first shot only broke the hind-leg of one of them. I 
was much disgusted at this, as I did not feel lke walking 
far; but at the same time I tried to go after the wounded 
creature and finish him. The animal ran off for a long 
distance before I could get another shot at him. I suc- 
ceeded, after much labor, in shooting him through the 
abdomen; but unfortunately I was using a 45-90 Winches- 
ter, and the aoule did not appear to feel its wound in the 
slightest. The chase lasted an hour before I was able to 
get near enough to the animal to kill it by shooting it 
through the neck. 
I had had so many experiences of this kind when shoot- 
ing African game with a Winchester that I now determined 
to siveutup,and keepentitely to the.577 express. aahe 
Snyder is better than the Winchester, as the wound pro- 
duced is larger, and the whole force of the shot is ex- 
pended in the animal’s body. I have pierced both lungs 
of an oryx several times with a Winchester bullet, and 
yet the animal has escaped me. African beasts have 
much greater vitality than the animals of northern coun- 
tries. I have found even the moose in Norway to suc- 
cumb much more readily to a shot in the chest than 
some of the smaller African antelope. For a long time I 
carried my eight-bore with me to use against rhinos and 
elephants; but later on I gave that up also, preferring my 
.577, as I will point out. 
I differ greatly from Mr. Astor Chanler in my opinion 
regarding Winchesters; for, though their penetration is 
good, they do not produce a large enough wound and 
thereby give enough shock to make one certain of drop- 
ping an African antelope, even though the bullet be well 
directed. I have tried both the 45-90 and the 50-110 with 
equally bad results. 
Regarding the new .303 rifle, I should say that it 
