Nights with the Grizzlies 
into a bear, elk, sheep, etc., will, after pass- 
ing through the skin, break up, usually tear- 
ing a hole through the ribs, even of a fat 
animal, through which the unclenched hand 
can be passed, the fragments scattering in a 
cone shape, the larger fragments penetrating 
to the opposite ribs. In this way the whole 
momentum of the ball is expended on the 
vitals, the heart and lungs. Hit further back 
it breaks up into still smaller fragments, 
making a terrible wound in the paunch and 
entrails that none of those animals can long 
survive. I have never known it to fail in 
breaking the large bones of the largest bear 
or elk when coming in contact with them. 
For deer and antelope my 4o-caliber is 
found sufficient, using 100 grains of strong 
powder and a particular express-ball of 270 
grains. It makes about a 6%-inch curve in 
two hundred yards, and the ball flies very 
true. I use also in the 45-caliber the 44- 
caliber ball before alluded to, using three 
thicknesses of patch paper. It flies remark- 
ably true for its weight, and makes a 6.34- 
inch curve per 200 yards, with 110 grains 
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