tks guys - yes - exciting to hunt and most challenging. That, is hunting.

To get all those beautiful pictures, Gryphon, quite amazing- I now can see the thrill of that hunt.

In his 1961 book written in India in the 1850's, Lt. James Forsyth wrote of shooting a Sambar stag at 250 yards with a 14 bore caplock double. With a mere 3 drams of powder, the ball (probably 15 bore in size and 440gr.) passed both shoulders.