ANCIENT PISTOLS TO AUTOMATIC RIFLES 9 



of the best bore, weight of rifle, etc. etc., best suited to each 

 kind of game. A good deal must depend upon the conditions 

 under which the rifle is used, the capabilities of the sportsman, 

 etc., but taken generally the rifles mentioned below are those 

 we have found to give the best all-round results, and our opinion 

 is formed upon the reports received from a large number of 

 sportsmen, including many of the best known and most ex- 

 perienced game hunters. 



" Rooks. .220 or .250 bore. 



" Rabbits. .250 bore ; weight about 5 to 6 Ibs. 



"Red Deer, Scotch. (i) .375 bore double-barrelled; weight 

 g\ Ibs. (2) .375 bore sporting magazine rifle, Mannlicher- 

 Schonauer for choice ; weight J\ Ibs. (3) .375 bore single- 

 drop block ; weight 7^ Ibs. ; velocity about 2000 ft. ; charge 

 40-43 grains of cordite or its equivalent ; 270 grains bullet, 

 either soft-nosed solid or hollow point. 



" Chamois. Same as for Red Deer, also .256 Mannlicher. 



"African Antelopes. .375 bore as above. 



"Indian Deer. .375 bore as above. 



" Moose, Wapiti, and big ^^-^ostoneDeer of Hungary, etc. .450 

 bore double-barrelled rifle; weight 10^ Ibs.; charge 70 grains of 

 cordite powder or its equivalent ; bullet soft-nosed solid 370 or 

 420 grains ; velocity ctbout 2000 ft. 



"Lions. (i) 12 bore Magnum Paradox; weight 8 8| Ibs.; 

 charge of smokeless powder equivalent to 4^ drams of black 

 powder; 735 grains hollow-point bullet; velocity 1250-1300 ft. 

 (2) .450 cordite rifle same as for Moose, etc. 



" Tigers, from houdah or machan. 12 bore Paradox; weight 

 about 7\ Ibs. ; charge equivalent to 3^- drams of black powder ; 

 735 grains bullet ; velocity about noo ft. 



"Lions and Tigers, followed up on foot. 12 bore Magnum 

 Paradox. 



"Elephant, Buffalo, etc., in thick jungle. 10 bore Paradox; 

 weight 13 Ibs.; nitro powder charge equivalent to 8 drams of 

 black powder, in solid drawn brass case, solid nickel-covered 

 bullet 950 grains. 



" Elephant, Buffalo, in more open country. .450 cordite rifle 

 same as above ; charge 70 grains cordite or its equivalent ; 

 nickel-covered solid bullet 480 grains." 



Mr. Rigby replies as follows : 



"Rooks. .250 bore, shooting usual Eley or Kynoch cartridge. 

 " Rabbits. .300 bore, shooting usual Eley or Kynoch cartridge. 



