ANCIENT PISTOLS TO AUTOMATIC RIFLES 1 1 



"Rooks. .250; some prefer .297/.23O, a similar one. 



" Rabbits. .250 or .30x3 ; latter preferred if country will permit. 



" Red Deer, Scotch. Many sizes are used, from .256 Mann- 

 licher ; the .360 high velocity is effective. For those who 

 prefer a very flat trajectory superior to the Mannlicher, the 

 new accelerated h.v. -375/.3O3 is taken. 



"Chamois. Nothing less than .360; the .375 with copper- 

 capped bullet is very effective, although the .256 is often used : 

 it is found not to kill the beast. 



" African Ante lopes. .360 and nickel-capped bullet, a.375/.3O3 

 accelerated express ; many sportsmen are using the .303 with 

 nickel-capped bullet. 



"Indian Deer, Ibex, Tibet Wild Sheep. .256 Mannlicher, 

 Mauser .275, also .360 and .375 bore with capped bullet ; some 

 use ball and shot guns 12 bore. 



" Lions and Tigers. .360 to .450 h.v. express ; the new 

 375/-33 has proved successful at Tigers with the capped bullet. 



" Eastern Elephants. The best weapon I know, of which I 

 have the most excellent accounts, is the .577 h.v. rifle, 100 grs. 

 cordite and 750 grs. solid and capped bullet. 



" Eastern Buffalo. .360, .400, and .450 h.v. express. 



"African Buffalo. .450 h.v. express and .577 h.v. express. 



"African Elephants. The .577 .ioo/.7io ; some use the .450, 

 but the former is a most deadly weapon. 



" I have just received information from an African sportsman 

 that he has shot an African buffalo with a Westley Richards 12 

 explora, the horn measurements of which are strikingly fine, 

 and promise to be a record." 



In reply to further questions, Mr. Holland writes as 



follows : 



"October i$th, 1906 



" DEAR MR. TEASDALE-BUCKELL, I don't think it necessary 

 to distinguish between African and Indian elephants. No doubt 

 the former is more difficult to kill with the frontal shot, but 

 you must try and get another shot ; then, again, the 480 grain 

 (450) bullet gives enormous penetration, and probably would 

 penetrate the head of an African elephant as well as any 

 bullet you could use. For a charging elephant, there is 

 nothing like the big bore for stopping, or at any rate turning 

 the animal. Velocity : it is a curious thing that we appear to 

 get practically the same elevation with the 375 (450) bullet as 

 the 480 gr. one, and practically the same velocity. We attri- 



