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It took my fancy on account of its lightness, very neat appear- 

 ance, having no projections anywhere to make it awkward to carry 

 like an ordinary bolt-action repeater, its neat magazine and action 

 for same, and several other good points. 



It has done me yeomen service in Ceylon and during a short 

 shooting trip in British Central Africa in 1902, and I want no 

 better weapon. 



It has a velocity somewhat lower than that of the English 

 .303, and the bullet is somewhat lighter, these conditions rendering 

 it much less likely to go right through an animal. The bullets 

 usually remain inside, under the opposite skin, and "mush- 

 room " better than most other bullets I have seen, doing deadly 

 injury. 



It will probably be argued that a .303 is too light a weapon for 

 all-round shooting, and so it is unless backed up by a heavier weapon, 

 such as a 12-bore " Paradox." 



It will probably also be argued that a small rifle like a .303 will 

 wound more than it will kill, and this is perfectly true if the man 

 behind the gun is a " duffer." 



There can be not the slightest shadow of doubt that a suitable 

 .303 bullet, properly placed, will kill just as quickly and surely as 

 that of a .450 modern cordite express, but it is necessary to be 

 much more careful where you place your .303 bullet. A .450 bullet 

 might be able to smash its way through to the vitals where a .303 

 could only get half-way. Therefore, I say, a .303 teaches a man to 

 shoot, and to shoot carefully at least that is my own experience 

 and this last necessity, in my opinion, adds vastly to the interest of 

 the sport. 



A solid nickel-covered bullet through the brain will account for 

 any elephant or buffalo, and as the former are shot at close 

 quarters in forest as a rule in Ceylon, there is little risk in using 

 such a small weapon as a .303, as its penetration is so enormous. 

 A soft lead-nosed expanding bullet, properly placed, will also account 

 for a buffalo, and if that fails or if you mistrust it, you have your 

 "Paradox " to fall back upon. As, I should say, nineteen shots out 

 of twenty in Ceylon can be taken, with ordinary precautions, as 

 " pot-shots " with little or no risk to the shooter, you will have 

 plenty of time for your aim, and, given a favourable position, the 

 fault will be mainly your own if you fail to kill. It stands to reason 

 that any animal which gets clean away, though hit, has not been 

 hit in an immediately vital part, but do not, in that case, blame the 

 gun if your aim was bad or your position unfavourable. It is no 

 use saying, " If I had had a rifle of such-and-such a bore it would 



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