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which we found to be entirely satisfactory, and 
which served us as well as though we had used the 
more expensive Holland and Holland’s .450. I do 
not presume to know much about the relative merits 
of rifles, but after an experience of four and a half 
months with the Jeffery’s .475, I feel justified in 
saying that this type would meet all requirements 
reliably. These rifles cost thirty-five guineas each. 
Mr. Akeley and I each had a nine millimeter 
Mannlicher, which we found to be unsatisfactory, 
either through fault of our own or of the rifle. We 
had a feeling that the weight of the ball was too 
great for the charge of powder. Others may favor 
it, but I should not include it in my battery if I 
were to go again. This type costs twelve guineas. 
Mr. Stephenson used a .318 Mauser, which he 
found most satisfactory. We also had three .256 
Mannlichers, which in my experience is a type 
for which too much praise can not be given. It is 
also a twelve guinea rifle. 
In mentioning these three rifles of foreign make, 
I do not wish to imply that they are superior to our 
own American guns. Colonel Roosevelt used a 
Winchester .405 and a Springfield, both of which 
he considered most desirable. I think if I were to 
go again I should take a .405 as my second gun, 
heavy enough for all purposes except the close- 
quarter work where the big cordite double-barrels 
are necessary. 
The matter of a batteiy is one which each sports- 
