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together ; but this has never happened in my 

 experience in the case of the left. 



In my last trip after elephants, in the Vursinaad 

 valley of the Madura district before referred to, 

 a female (unwounded) charged my friend and 

 myself, her head coming through the cover 

 only ten paces off, as she rushed at us with ears 

 cocked, after making the short, sharp trumpet 

 " prut ! prut ! " which elephants generally utter 

 before charging. I had had no big game shooting 

 for a long time, and quite forgot in my hurry to 

 pull the left trigger of my 4-bore. The result 

 was that I pulled the right, both barrels went off, 

 and I was thrown on my back several paces off, 

 but luckily quite unhurt except by thorns. The 

 elephant fortunately was also floored, and was very 

 glad to take herself off after recovering her legs. 



The 4-bore is also a capital weapon for use upon 

 bison where the cover is dense, and I would re- 

 commend the beginner in elephant shooting, to, if 

 possible, procure a double 4-bore gun similar to my 

 own, and a double 8-bore rifle or gun as a spare 

 weapon, that is, if he is likely to have a good many 

 opportunities of enjoying the sport. If however, as 

 is probable, his opportunities for elephant shooting 

 are likely to be few, an 8-bore Paradox, which would 

 be useful in rhinoceros and bison shooting, would 

 be preferable as an all-round large game weapon. 



Theoretically, the number of any given bore 

 means the number of spherical bullets fitting that 

 calibre which weigh one pound avoirdupois. Prac- 

 tically, however, the heaviest spherical bullet which 



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