Oops, one other question for you pachaderm shooters and aficionados:

Bell used the .450/.400, .318, .303, 7x57 and 6.5x54 on elephant, and frequently carried a C96 Mauser shoulder-stocked pistol in 9mm Export caliber along with a ".22 Rook Rifle". Also, kinda cute, he says he thinks his 7mm shot a 200 grain bullet. Like many of that era, he seems not to have been a real gun crank.

He was, however, a specimen of great physical fitness, and tho I can't remember the citation, speaks of constant carry of THE WEAPON HE USED TO SHOOT ELEPHANT as a great contributing factor to his success. Also, lots of "Swedish Drill".

Does anyone know the reference in Bell's works where he cites how many elephant he shot with which caliber? Is there such a reference?

Has anybody here shot an elephant {or more} with a light caliber rifle?