The last two elephants I shot were both rear quartering shots, where I was off to the left of the animal and he was moving to the left. Both shots produced typical brain shot symptoms, but both collapsed on their right side, leaving the "armpit" on the left side exposed. By "armpit" I mean a triangular patch of skin which appears darker than the surrounging area, and which is covered by the foreleg when the leg is extended to the rear in walking. I have been told that this is a reliable aiming point for a heart shot, and a second shot went into this area as quickly as I could work the action and aim at it.

One shot kills are all very well, but if an animal can bite you, claw you, or dismember you, better safe than sorry, and ammunition is cheap compared to a funeral.