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man should determine for himself. There are many 
good types and a man is naturally inclined to fa¬ 
vor those with which he is familiar. 
We also carried shot guns, one ten-gauge which, 
with buck shot, makes a formidable weapon for 
stopping charges of soft-skinned animals at close 
range; and two twenty-gauge Parkers for bird 
shooting. 
In addition, we included revolvers, none of which 
we fired or needed at any time in Africa. Perhaps 
a heavy six-shooter might some time be a valuable 
reserve, but our experience leads me to think that it 
would generally repose quietly in camp at all times. 
In the way of ammunition for a six-months’ 
shoot, we took for each cordite rifle, 200 full mantle, 
200 soft nose and 100 split cartridges. For the 9 
millimeter, we took for each rifle 450 solids, 500 
splits and 500 soft-nosed bullets, and practically 
the same for the .256 Mannlichers. We found that 
we had far more ammunition than we required, es¬ 
pecially the solids for the smaller rifles, but it is 
better to have too much than to have the fear of 
running short. One should not forget that he is 
likely to shoot more than in his wildest dreams he 
supposed possible and the meanest feeling on a 
hunt is to have constantly to economize cartridges. 
None of us used telescope sights but by many 
sportsmen they are considered highly desirable in 
African shooting where often the range is great 
and the light confusing. 
