My father who shot 21 tigers told me that his father (my grandfather, who shot 54 tigers) told him that when a tiger charges all you see is a blur of stripes coming at you. He told me son I thought the old man was exaggerating, but believe me that's all you see! My father told me he shot his first tiger when he was 16 and it charged him and he had to shoot it again. Believe it or not his fav tiger gun was a 9x57 Mauser. On the other hand my grandfather used a hammer 500H&H rifle to shoot most of his tigers! My father and a friend with a pair of tigers. I believe these were shot with a 425 Westley Richards! Oh those were the days........