BULLET AND SHOT 



quarry are standing be level, and the latter be 

 facing- the former with his head held in the normal 



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position, a bullet striking the bump, six inches 

 above a line drawn between the eyes, will penetrate 

 the brain and cause instant death. If, however, 

 the elephant should be standing in the same 

 position, but on a steep slope below the sportsman, 

 the aim must be very high, and of course the 

 converse is equally true. If the elephant's position 

 be exactly at right angles to the sportsman, a shot 

 through the side of the head, in or just in front 

 of the ear-hole, in a line to pass through the 

 opposite ear-hole, or a little in front of the latter, 

 will pierce the brain. 



The third typical shot is that behind the ear, 

 which is taken at an angle of about forty -five 

 degrees from behind. The aim should be just 

 above the large bump behind the ear when the 

 elephant swings the latter forwards, and so renders 

 the mark visible. 



It is obvious that if the animal's position be 

 three-quarters, half, or one-quarter face on to the 

 sportsman, in place of full face on from the front, 

 or if he be standing not at right angles, but at a 

 greater angle from the side, the lines to the brain 

 are altered, and the necessary calculation and 

 allowance must be made. 



The sportsman must always be on his guard 

 against firing too high, and in taking the shot 

 behind the ear, he must be careful to take it at 

 no less an angle than forty-five degrees ; otherwise 

 the bullet, if the aim be accurate, will pass in front 



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