10 THE COMPLETE SHOT 



"Red Deer, Scotch. Double-barrel hammerless .303 ; shooting 

 cordite and split-nose bullets ; weight of rifle about 8 Ibs. 



" Chamois. Mauser-Rigby magazine rifle with telescope sight; 

 weight of rifle J\ Ibs. ; Mauser 7 mm. cartridges with split bullets. 



" African A ntelopes, Indian Deer, Ibex, and Tibet Wild Sheep, 

 Lions and Tigers. .350 bore Rigby double barrel ; weight 9^ Ibs. ; 

 cordite cartridge giving 2150 f.s. m.v. ; bullet 310 grains, split 

 and soft nose, or Mauser-Rigby magazine shooting same 

 ammunition ; a grand rifle. 



"Eastern Elephants, Eastern Buffalo, African Buffalo, African 

 Elephants. .450 high velocity cordite double barrel ; weight 



11 Ibs. ; bullet 480 grains m.v. 2150 f.s." 



Mr. Leslie B. Taylor replies for Messrs. Westley Richards 

 thus : 



"BOURNBROOK, BIRMINGHAM 

 " October i^th, 1906 



" DEAR MR. BUCKELL, I regret that I could not give you 

 the information earlier, being up to my eyes in work. I have 

 filled in the sizes I think suitable for each kind of game gathered 

 from our clients' own opinions formed from experience. You 

 will notice that in some cases I have mentioned the .450 high 

 velocity rifle. As regards India, this rifle will now be unavail- 

 able ; a recent alteration of the shooting regulations excludes 

 the .450 bore, which like the .303 cannot be imported into that 

 country for private use. 



"The new accelerated express rifle -375/.3O3 will no doubt, 

 on account of its being associated in the minds of the officials 

 with the actual .303 bore, come under the same ban. But this 

 is a powerful rifle, as you will gather from the enclosed particulars, 

 and when used with the capped bullet becomes a most formid- 

 able weapon, and has been satisfactorily employed against Tiger. 



" I have just introduced a new extension of the accelerated 

 express system .318 bore, 2500 feet velocity, 250 grains bullet, 

 muzzle energy 3466 ft. Ibs., and this ranks only second to the 

 .400 bore rifle. It is remarkably accurate, and as it is used in 

 conjunction with the copper-capped expanding bullet, it will 

 take the place of the .450 bore now prohibited. 



" I merely give you these particulars, as you will see that 

 very shortly, if the Indian regulations continue in force, as I 

 have no doubt they will, the other information might be con- 

 sidered out of date. Yours very truly, 



" LESLIE B. TAYLOR 



